CIA Director Met With Taliban Leader In First Big U.S. Meeting Since Kabul Takeover By Greg Myre Published August 24, 2021 at 9:16 AM MDT Facebook LinkedIn Email Listen • 4:15 CIA Director William Burns met Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in Kabul on Monday, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter. Copyright 2021 NPR