How did the Central Intelligence Agency support Hmong forces during the Vietnam War?

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During the Vietnam War, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) organized a secret army composed of Miao (Hmong) tribesmen. The primary objective of this force was to monitor and disrupt the Ho Chi Minh Trail, a critical supply route used by North Vietnamese forces to infiltrate and launch assaults into South Vietnam.12