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Afghanistan - Epic Fail Africa and the Middle East
From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
8/30/21
Biden pays respects to US troops killed in Afghanistan
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AP) - In hushed reverence, President Joe Biden stood witness with grieving families Sunday under a gray sky as, one by one, the remains of 13 U.S. troops killed in the Kabul suicide bombing were removed with solemnity from a military aircraft that brought them home.
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8/31/21
Last troops exit Afghanistan, ending America's longest war
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States has completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, ending America's longest war and closing a chapter in military history likely to be remembered for colossal failures, unfulfilled promises and a frantic final exit that cost the lives of more than 180 Afghans and 13 U.S.
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8/31/21
US troops left Afghanistan one minute before their deadline. Here's how the final hours of their mission unfolded
Facing ongoing threats from the IS-K terrorist group, soldiers scramble to disable military equipment before boarding the final five planes out of Kabul.
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9/2/21
Afghanistan's arc from 9/11 to today: Once hopeful, now sad
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - It was Nov. 13 , 2001. The sun had just begun to rise over the Hindu Kush Mountains when the Taliban disappeared from Kabul, the battered capital of Afghanistan. The bodies of foreign Arabs who had stayed behind were mutilated and bloodied.
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9/28/21
Pentagon leaders to face Congress on Afghan pullout decision
WASHINGTON (AP) - In their first public testimony since the U.S. completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, top Pentagon leaders will face sharp questions in Congress about the chaotic pullout and the Taliban's rapid takeover of the country.
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9/30/21
US general: Afghan collapse rooted in 2020 deal with Taliban
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senior Pentagon officials said Wednesday the collapse of the Afghan government and its security forces in August could be traced to a 2020 U.S. agreement with the Taliban that promised a complete U.S.
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10/2/21
The failure was in understanding the national government which essentially disintegrated. The leadership decided to take the money and run while the military decided that it didn't want to die for crooked politicians.
US intelligence totally failed to consider such a possibility and had no plan for an easy departure from Afghanistan but all things considered, it was easy for the US. Time will tell how long the Taliban stays in power.