At the time, then-CIA Director William Casey was working to counter Soviet expansion, curtail Moscow's influence, win the Cold War, and bolster up U.S. intelligence operations. Haspel would go on to serve as deputy group chief of Russian operations in the CIA's Central Eurasia Division, which manages Russian spy cases around the world and efforts to target and develop potential sources, according to John Sipher, who replaced Haspel in that position. Kelton said her ability to synthesize information quickly was "quite impressive" and she also ably handled the "rough school" of Russian operations. In addition to Russia, Haspel also was deeply involved in the CIA's fight against terrorism. Their capture also led to the seizure of computers containing details of a terrorist plot, according to a U.S. intelligence official with knowledge of the incident.

Source: Fox News May 19, 2018 13:20 UTC