Afghanistan CIA China
Highlights
- CIA eyeing China in Afghanistan
- Along with terrorists, China is also a threat
- Apart from China, it is necessary to keep an eye on Russia too.
China US: At a recent in-camera meeting of members of the Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) counter-terrorism center, a senior official made it clear that fighting al-Qaeda and other radical organizations would be a priority, while the agency’s funds and resources were diverted from China. to be dealt with. The CIA’s views on tackling terrorism have not changed even after the drone strike killed the leader of al-Qaeda. The agency’s deputy director David Cohen told the meeting that the US would continue to deal with terrorists, although its priority would be to understand and counter China’s strategy.
As Afghanistan completes a year of ending military operations, President Joe Biden and top national security officials are still focusing less on counter-terrorism and more on tackling political, economic and military threats posed by China and Russia. Many officers in intelligence agencies are being appointed to various positions to deal with China, while some of these officers were earlier working to deal with terrorism. The developments of last week show that the US has to deal with both at the same time. Last week, the US killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Kabul, while China conducted massive military exercises to protest the visit of US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan and threatened to cut all ties with the US. has given.
America worried for a long time because of China
The US has long been concerned about China’s growing political and economic ambitions. China has reportedly tried to influence elections in other countries, conduct espionage campaigns in the cyber and corporate sphere, and detain millions of minority Uighurs. Some experts also believe that in the coming years, China will try to take the self-governing democratic island of Taiwan by force. Intelligence officials said they needed to keep a close eye on China after not revealing the cause of the origin of the Kovid-19 global pandemic. China is accused of hiding information related to the origin of the virus.
Why is keeping an eye on Russia so important?
At the same time, after the war in Ukraine, it has become necessary to keep an eye on Russia. The US had exposed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war plans before the invasion and provided diplomatic support to the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. Meanwhile, Jason Crowe, a former Army Ranger who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, said he believes the US has over the past several years focused heavily on countering terrorism. “Russia and China are a much bigger threat,” Crowe said. Terrorist organizations cannot destroy the American way of life the way China can.
CIA calls terrorism a big challenge
CIA spokesman Tammy Thorpe said terrorism is “a very real challenge.” “Even as crises like Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the strategic challenges posed by the Republic of China, we need to consider it,” Thorpe said. The CIA will detect terrorism-related threats globally and work with partners to combat them.
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