Stranded without a strategy. Part 2.
U.S. lacked a clear war strategy in Afghanistan, officials acknowledged in confidential documents - Washington Post
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Stranded without a strategy. Part 2.
U.S. lacked a clear war strategy in Afghanistan, officials acknowledged in confidential documents - Washington Post
Built to fail. Despite vows the US would not get mired in " Nation building", they did just that,
How U.S. efforts to rebuild Afghanistan backfired - Washington Post
Consumed by corruption. Mansions know as opium palaces rose from the rubble. President Karzai admitted the CIA had delivered bags of cash to his office for years, saying it was nothing unusual.
U.S. tolerated corruption in Afghanistan, officials admit in confidential documents - Washington Post
Unguarded Nation.
Despite glowing reports the the training of the Afghan army was going great, behind the scenes it was " incompetent, unmotivated , corrupt and riddled with infiltrators. "
U.S. military trainers say Afghan security forces were incompetent and unmotivated, according to confidential documents - Washington Post
Of all the failures in Afghanistamn, the war on drugs is the most feckless.
Opium in Afghanistan: How the U.S. failed to end poppy production during the war - Washington Post
A secret history of the Afghanistan US War;
The Afghanistan Papers: Documents reveal U.S. officials knew the war had become unwinnable - Washington Post
The Taliban fly their flag in Kanduz, the capitol of Kanduz province.
The Taliban fly their flag in Kunduz as exhausted Afghan troops regroup. - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
The UK tells its citizens to leave Afghanistan immediately. Britain can not gurantee their safety. Conflict has spread to all parts of Afghanistan, over 400 children have died since January. A refugee crisis , with thousands fleeing Afghanistan , is now certain. Pakistan is in crisis, with a third covid wave , a declared drought, and escalating conflict, the whole area is very unstable .
UK tells its nationals to leave Afghanistan immediately | News | DW | 07.08.2021
The UN asks the Taliban to stop the attacks on cities.
Afghanistan: UN envoy urges Taliban to halt attacks on cities | News | DW | 06.08.2021