US | White House White House Accidentally Outs Kabul CIA Chief Name included in list of officials for Obama visit By Matt Cantor Posted May 26, 2014 6:59 AM CDT Copied President Barack Obama speaks during a troop rally after arriving at Bagram Air Field for an unannounced visit, on Sunday, May 25, 2014, north of Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) The identity of the highest-ranking CIA agent in Afghanistan was leaked to the media this weekend—by the White House itself. The error occurred in a list of top officials who were joining President Obama during his visit to Kabul yesterday. The military gave the list to the White House press office, which emailed it to journalists. It ended up in a report sent to some 6,000 people, the Washington Post reports. A Post reporter noticed that the report referred to a "station chief," indicating a country's top CIA official. He notified the White House press office, and top officials recognized the problem; they sent out a new list, leaving off the name. What's next for the CIA officer isn't certain, the Post notes, but the administration asked the paper not to reveal his identity out of concern for his safety. Read These Next The country of Eswatini is about to be on your radar. Trump's airstrikes are far outpacing Biden's, by a lot. Trump has dubbed it the 'Jeffrey Epstein Hoax.' 500 tons of emergency food for kids abroad: Headed for the trash. Report an error