December 30, 2018
On December 30, 2009, the CIA officers at Forward Operating Base Chapman, often referred to simply as “Khowst,” were to meet with the asset in person for the first time and conduct a full debriefing. The decision to meet him at the Khowst base—with the objective of gaining additional intelligence on high priority terrorist targets—was the result of months of consultations between Headquarters and officers in the field. The asset had confirmed access within extremist circles, making a covert relationship with him—if he was acting in good faith—potentially very productive. But he had not rejected his terrorist roots. He was, in fact, a brutal murderer.
In memory of:
Jennifer Lynne Matthews, 45
Scott Michael Roberson, 39
Darren LaBonte, 35
Elizabeth Hanson, 30
Harold Brown, Jr., 37
Dane Clark Paresi, 46
Jeremy Wise, 35
Rest in Peace
Khowst – 5 years later Dec. 30, 2014
