WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA officer credited with saving Hamid Karzai's life during the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 has been named director of the agency's spying arm.
The officer, a former Marine who's under cover, has twice been station chief in Afghanistan.
In December 2001, he jumped to shield Karzai when the U.S. military accidentally bombed the position of the man who would become Afghanistan's president.
The CIA confirmed that a new top spy had been chosen, but the CIA is declining to name him.
Current and former officials identified him on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to disclose his name.
The AP generally does not name covert intelligence officers unless there is a compelling reason.
This article was written by Ken Dilanian from The Associated Press and was legally licensed through the NewsCred publisher network.
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