Large external funding tends to build corrupt governments due to bad incentives. It's possible that the Afghan government was effectively built to simply appea

Large external funding tends to build corrupt governments due to bad incentives. It's possible that the Afghan government was effectively built to simply appease American advisors and convince them to request more money rather than actually servicing the needs of Afghans. You don't get a renewed 10 billion dollars in defense grants by showing well maintained equipment and a well disciplined army.