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Tag: Afghan National Security Forces

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How the Taliban Conquered Afghanistan

August 18, 2021August 19, 2021DAVID ZUCCHINOComments Off on How the Taliban Conquered Afghanistan

Starting in the spring, the Taliban negotiated wholesale surrenders and seized roadways and weapons, handing them vital propaganda victories and freedom to move quickly to the next opportunity.

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Intelligence Warned of Afghanistan Military Collapse, Despite Biden’s Assurances

August 17, 2021August 18, 2021Mark Mazzetti, Julian E. Barnes and Adam GoldmanComments Off on Intelligence Warned of Afghanistan Military Collapse, Despite Biden’s Assurances

Even as the president was telling the public that Kabul was unlikely to fall, intelligence assessments painted a grimmer picture.

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Intelligence Warned of Afghan Military Collapse, Despite Biden’s Assurances

August 17, 2021Mark Mazzetti, Julian E. Barnes and Adam GoldmanComments Off on Intelligence Warned of Afghan Military Collapse, Despite Biden’s Assurances

Even as the president was telling the public that Kabul was unlikely to fall, intelligence assessments painted a grimmer picture.

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Biden Stands Behind Afghan Withdrawal in Speech

August 16, 2021August 17, 2021Michael D. Shear and David E. SangerComments Off on Biden Stands Behind Afghan Withdrawal in Speech

The president said U.S. troops should not be fighting a war Afghan forces are not willing to fight. Afghanistan’s leaders and military had been given every chance to determine their future, he said.

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For Biden, Images of Defeat He Wanted to Avoid

August 16, 2021August 17, 2021DAVID E. SANGERComments Off on For Biden, Images of Defeat He Wanted to Avoid

President Biden will go down in history, fairly or unfairly, as the president who presided over a humiliating final act in the American experiment in Afghanistan.

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Kabul’s Sudden Fall to Taliban Ends U.S. Era in Afghanistan

August 15, 2021August 17, 2021David Zucchino, Jim Huylebroek and Kiana HayeriComments Off on Kabul’s Sudden Fall to Taliban Ends U.S. Era in Afghanistan

A takeover of the entire country was all but absolute as the Afghan government collapsed and the U.S. rushed through a frenzied evacuation.

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Biden Orders 1,000 Additional Troops to Afghanistan.

August 14, 2021Lara JakesComments Off on Biden Orders 1,000 Additional Troops to Afghanistan.

President Biden had already committed to sending most of the troops that he announced on Saturday would be devoted to securing the evacuation, but he accelerated deploying 1,000 of them.

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Taliban Sweep in Afghanistan Follows Years of U.S. Miscalculations

August 14, 2021August 15, 2021David E. Sanger and Helene CooperComments Off on Taliban Sweep in Afghanistan Follows Years of U.S. Miscalculations

An Afghan military that did not believe in itself and a U.S. effort that Mr. Biden, and most Americans, no longer believed in brought an ignoble end to America’s longest war.

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Fearing Kabul’s Fall, U.S. Officials Implore Afghans to ‘Fight’

August 14, 2021August 14, 2021Michael CrowleyComments Off on Fearing Kabul’s Fall, U.S. Officials Implore Afghans to ‘Fight’

The calls to action underscore the stark reality that the United States has no intention of rescuing government forces.

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Why the Afghan Military Collapsed So Quickly

August 13, 2021August 14, 2021Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Fahim Abed and Sharif HassanComments Off on Why the Afghan Military Collapsed So Quickly

The Taliban’s rapid advance has made clear that U.S. efforts to turn Afghanistan’s military into a robust, independent fighting force have failed, with its soldiers feeling abandoned by inept leaders.

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