WASHINGTON — The White House accidentally included the name of its top spy in Kabul on a list which eventually found its way to as many as 6,000 journalists on its official "press list".
The leak came on Sunday as Obama flew to Bagram airbase in an unannounced visit. The CIA officer was identified as "Chief of Station" in Kabul on a list of names the president would meet.
A revised list deleting the CIA man's name was released after the White House realised the mistake. Major news organisations agreed not to publish the officer's name.
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