CIA sending more agents to Afghanistan

CIA Director Panetta announced that the CIA will add more bases in Afghanistan in order to augment the military's intelligence. The increased strength of the taliban prompted Panetta to increase the CIA's presence in Afghanistan.

Hopefully this will lead to more Predator strikes against the taliban. Bloomberg

Sept. 19 (Bloomberg) -- The growing strength of the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan prompted the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency to establish more bases there, the agency’s director said.

The extra CIA operatives are supporting the 17,000 additional troops President Barack Obama authorized soon after taking office this year, as well as the civilian government employees helping to rebuild the country after years of war, CIA Director Leon Panetta said in an interview.

“We are increasing our presence” because the Taliban’s “capabilities have improved a great deal” in Afghanistan, he said. “The result is that I think everyone, our military and civilian operations, demand better intelligence.”