KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban fighters entered Kabul on Sunday and sought the unconditional surrender of the central government, officials said, as Afghans and foreigners alike raced for the exit, signaling the end of a 20-year Western experiment aimed at remaking Afghanistan.
Today's the day. :amerikkka-clap: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED :ameri
Absolute insanity the whole story. The fact that the Afghanistan government is going down without any sort of fight is just mind-blowing to me, a Brit that grew up on BBC propoganda.
It really is impressive just how quickly the country fell apart. All of that time and money spent training ANA forces and they just rolled over instantly.
I remember as a kid hearing on BBC World Service the first US-backed Afghan Government (hilariously called "Islamic State") go down as the Taliban took Kabul. What would become the Northern Alliance really gave them hell.
Absolute insanity the whole story. The fact that the Afghanistan government is going down without any sort of fight is just mind-blowing to me, a Brit that grew up on BBC propoganda.
It really is impressive just how quickly the country fell apart. All of that time and money spent training ANA forces and they just rolled over instantly.
I remember as a kid hearing on BBC World Service the first US-backed Afghan Government (hilariously called "Islamic State") go down as the Taliban took Kabul. What would become the Northern Alliance really gave them hell.
First time as tragedy, second as Farce