Alex Younger
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How This UK Spy Used Mother-In-Law's Blackberry Jam To Win Over Hamid Karzai
- Thursday June 4, 2026
- World News | Edited by Anushree Jonko
One story from that period that became particularly well-known was to build a closer relationship with then Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Younger arranged for homemade blackberry jam prepared by his mother-in-law to be sent to him after learning Karzai enjoyed it in his tea.
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Daniel Craig Need Not Apply: UK's MI6 Looks To 'Tap Up' New Spies
- Friday March 3, 2017
- World News | Reuters
Britain's MI6 spy agency will go back to its old, informal "tap on the shoulder" method of hiring new agents in a bid to find more black and Asian recruits.
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www.ndtv.com
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James Bond Would Not Get Job As A Real Spy: MI6 Chief
- Friday December 9, 2016
- World News | Press Trust of India
The world's most famous fictional spy, James Bond, would not find a job as a real world special agent, the new chief of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service MI6 said on Thursday.
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www.ndtv.com
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How This UK Spy Used Mother-In-Law's Blackberry Jam To Win Over Hamid Karzai
- Thursday June 4, 2026
- World News | Edited by Anushree Jonko
One story from that period that became particularly well-known was to build a closer relationship with then Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Younger arranged for homemade blackberry jam prepared by his mother-in-law to be sent to him after learning Karzai enjoyed it in his tea.
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www.ndtv.com
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Daniel Craig Need Not Apply: UK's MI6 Looks To 'Tap Up' New Spies
- Friday March 3, 2017
- World News | Reuters
Britain's MI6 spy agency will go back to its old, informal "tap on the shoulder" method of hiring new agents in a bid to find more black and Asian recruits.
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www.ndtv.com
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James Bond Would Not Get Job As A Real Spy: MI6 Chief
- Friday December 9, 2016
- World News | Press Trust of India
The world's most famous fictional spy, James Bond, would not find a job as a real world special agent, the new chief of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service MI6 said on Thursday.
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www.ndtv.com