CIA takes a big hit in Afghanistan

[nawazshahzad]

The eight Americans who were killed in a blast set off by a suicide bomber at a military base in Afghanistan on Wednesday were CIA operatives, according to media reports. The bomber eluded security at the facility -- used by the CIA as an operations and surveillance center -- in the eastern province of Khost before detonating his explosives in what U.S. officials described as a fitness center, The Washington Post reported.

The attack at the C.I.A. base, Forward Operating Base Chapman, in Khost Province appeared to be the single deadliest episode for the spy agency in the eight years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. It also dealt a significant blow to the often insular, tight-knit organization, which has lost only 90 officers in the line of duty since its founding in 1947. U.S. military officials and diplomats confirmed the attack and the deaths."We mourn the loss of life in this attack," U.S. State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said.

At least one Afghan citizen died in the blast, sources said.They said the final number of dead could be higher because at least six American civilians were wounded. Several sources confirmed to the Post the deceased and wounded were civilians, adding that most likely were CIA employees or contractors - Pakistan Ideology

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[K^se]

Base Camp Chapman, was named Chapman after Nathan Chapman the first U.S soldier to die in Afghanistan back in 2002.. Supposedly Camp Chapman is the Pentagon of the CIA in Afghanistan they have 3 outer layers of security check points. Taliban have claimed responsibility saying they had an Afghan soldier infilitrate the ranks prior to this incident..This is the worst casualty loss for the CIA,since 1983 when a car bomb ript the US embassy in Beirut.. This is just yet another sign, of how the war is a hopeless cause..Yet we want to establish a foothold in the next Rich region of the world Central Asia, having the corridor between East and West, I'll get into that topic at another time..

-But Sigh...