Alexis, it DOES require good intel to kill the top 8 CIA operatives in the region. Without good intel, the suicide bomber (a “rare” asset in that he could be expected to be used only once, and would in fact be the ONLY means of penetration into the deepest part of the command bunker) would be “wasted” from the Taliban’s point of view.

Consider what happened — the guy waited until ALL of the CIA people at the base were present and THEN blew himself up. Inside the inner part of the bunker.

This meant the bomber had to know WHO he would blow up. Not just some random sentry or people inside the compound, but people who had the ability to do the MOST damage to the Taliban, by identifying targets and working informant networks.