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Reinventing U.S. intelligence-gathering in Afghanistan

Maj. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, director of intelligence in Afghanistan, confers with his brother Col. Charlie Flynn, left, an aide to Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the U.S. and allied commander in Afghanistan.

Maj. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, director of intelligence in Afghanistan, confers with his brother Col. Charlie Flynn, left, an aide to Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the U.S. and allied commander in Afghanistan.

  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Command center

Maj. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, director of U.S. intelligence in Afghanistan, prepares to head into the command center, where the morning briefing is held.
  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Col. Charlie Flynn

Col. Charlie Flynn is an aide to U.S. commander Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal. The colonel and his brother, Maj. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, director of U.S. intelligence in Afghanistan, are longtime friends of McChrystal.
  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Morning briefing

Maj. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, left, heads to the morning briefing, which includes representatives of all NATO-led forces. Flynn is the director of U.S. intelligence in Afghanistan.
  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

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ISAF headquarters

At the headquarters of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, members of NATO-led forces meet daily for updates.
  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

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