mr fitzgibbon says some of the 17 , 000 additional allied troops heading for afghanistan will bolster australian personnel operating in the dangerous oruzgan range in the south . the defence commissioner was planning to raise the issue particularly with british security secretary ted governor . he has recently held talks with us security command chief general israel petraeus and inspector of the central intelligence agencies ( cia ) leon panetta . general petraeus discussed the new eu strategy for afghanistan and the troop surge in which an unexpected 17 , 000 troops will be deployed in the southern towns where isil insurgents have been most inactive .
David Petraeus is the director of the CIA.