U.S. watchdog report details cause of Afghan army’s collapse.
The country’s military was unable to sustain itself in large part because of the loss of U.S. airstrikes in support of the Afghans, the report found.
Without U.S. support for offensive operations, the Afghan military was forced into largely defensive positions around the country. Under the agreement with the Taliban, U.S. aircraft could not target Taliban groups that were waiting more than 500 meters away, giving the Taliban an advantage in targeting Afghan military units.
“We trained and equipped an Afghan military force of some 300,000 strong — incredibly well equipped — a force larger in size than the militaries of many of our NATO allies,” Biden said on Aug. 16, adding: “We gave them every chance to determine their own future. What we could not provide them was the will to fight for that future.”
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