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Afghan Treachery and Kabul's Collapse

A 'paranoid' Ghani, mixed US signals and an adroit Taliban propelled Kabul collapse

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Jeff Stein
Feb 27, 2023
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The war may be over but the autopsies continue. The latest report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, established in 2012 to monitor U.S. spending and war progress, is yet another withering examination of the last months of the U.S. and NATO-backed regime of Ashraf Ghani.

There is plenty of blame to go around to explain t…

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