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CIA Declassifies 1998 Warning as Extremists Evolve in Afghanistan

By Drooid · Sep 12, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC · How we work

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CIA Declassifies

CIA released 71 presidential briefing documents, the largest pre-9/11 analysis declassification ever.
A September 10 1998 memo warned extremists could crash an explosive-laden aircraft into a U.S. city.
DHS officials said terrorist groups are experimenting with generative AI to create violent propaganda and plan attacks.
The FBI warned the 25th anniversary could trigger lone-wolf or hoax threats with little warning.

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Sarah Adams Warns

Former CIA targeting officer Sarah Adams warned that al-Qaeda’s next generation now operates from Afghanistan.
She said the eight Afghan training camps from 2001 are now “exploding.”
Adams noted al-Qaeda has affiliates in Yemen and North Africa and once held a base in Iraq.
She said the U.S. pullback after the Afghanistan withdrawal reduced intelligence collection and shifted the fight to the United States.

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CIA Declassifies

CIA released 71 presidential briefing documents, the largest pre-9/11 analysis declassification ever.
A September 10 1998 memo warned extremists could crash an explosive-laden aircraft into a U.S. city.
DHS officials said terrorist groups are experimenting with generative AI to create violent propaganda and plan attacks.
The FBI warned the 25th anniversary could trigger lone-wolf or hoax threats with little warning.

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