Complex sentence: The operatives stationed at the base were responsible for intelligence collection on insurgents'networks in both Afghanistan and Pakistan, including the selection of al-Qaeda and Taliban target for drone aircraft strikes, and were also plotting missions to kill the networks' top leaders.
Split into simpler sentences: The operatives stationed at the base were responsible for intelligence collection on insurgents'networks in both Afghanistan and Pakistan, including the selection of al-Qaeda and Taliban targets for drone aircraft strikes. The personnel there were also plotting missions to kill the networks' top leaders.