[[CIA]] director [[Bill Burns]] met with [[Abdul Ghani Baradar]] in Kabul on August 23, 2021, the highest-level face-to-face encounter between the Taliban and [[Biden junta]] after the Taliban seized Kabul.
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On August 23, 2021, Biden dispatched [[CIA]] director [[Bill Burns]] to negotiate with terrorist leader met [[Abdul Ghani Baradar]] in Kabul. The terrorists were adamant and would not allow Afghan nationals employed by the U.S. embassy to leave Afghanistan.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-58279900</ref> They further made clear no more airplanes could leave the Kabul airport after August 31, 2021 even if Americans and other Westerners and aid workers were left behind.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2021/08/24/biden-sticks-to-the-taliban-demanded-august-31st-deadline-as-cia-director-william-burns-negotiates-payments-and-indulgency-fees-to-keep-airport-safe-during-final-week/</ref>