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Why 20 years wasn’t enough to train the Afghan army to win
New inspector general report explores the collapse of the Afghan security forces.
Afghanistan probably never stood a chance, reports show
The unraveling of Afghanistan, according to reports, was always just a breath away.
Final inspector general report details all the ways the U.S. failed in Afghanistan
While progress was made, there was little faith that they could sustain without a U.S. presence.
‘We will do this again,’ Afghanistan IG warns of future drawn-out wars
John Sopko is not convinced the U.S. learned its lesson in Afghanistan.
Explainer: US pays $4B to Afghan forces; Who is watching?
Monitoring where the future funding goes will become virtually impossible after Aug. 31, when the last coalition troops leave.
Afghan security forces still need US help to stand on their own, watchdog warns
All U.S. troops are scheduled to leave the country by May under the terms of a deal brokered by the Trump administration last year.
Report: US wasted billions on cars, buildings in Afghanistan
The injection of billions of dollars, largely unmonitored, fueled runaway corruption among both Afghans and international contractors.
Taliban attacks increased in Afghan capital, report says
The report comes as the Biden administration plans to take a new look at the peace agreement between the U.S. and the Taliban signed last February under President Donald Trump.
Watchdog group says US not releasing data on Taliban attacks
The decision not to release the data comes as the Trump administration is eager for the U.S.-Taliban agreement to be seen as successful so that President Donald Trump can meet his commitments on pulling troops out of Afghanistan.
There is a ‘disincentive’ to tell the truth about progress in Afghanistan, Pentagon official says
There has always been a motivation to paint a rosy picture in Afghanistan, a Pentagon official said, and it got out of control.
Trump needs to explain Afghan mission, says Thornberry
President Donald Trump owes the American people a clearer explanation for the U.S. military’s activities in Afghanistan, says the House Armed Services Committee’s top Republican.
By Joe Gould