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Has there been an explanation as to why there was so little resistance by Afghan forces to fight the Taliban? (Genuinely curious.)
by echoradio 5y ago
Has there been an explanation as to why there was so little resistance by Afghan forces to fight the Taliban? (Genuinely curious.)
- whydoibother 5y agoTo them, the Taliban is preferable to the US installed puppet government. Turns out people don’t like invaders in their lands.
- bogomipz 5y agoYes. On Friday PBS interviewed Ambassador Adela Raz, Afghanistan's Envoy to the United States and asked about this. Her response seemed a bit flimsy and not very convincing. You can see it here at 7:05 mark: https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/newshour/episodes/august-13-2021-pbs-newshour-full-episode-1628827233 https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/newshour/episodes/august-13-2...
- echoradio 5y agoThank you. Heartbreaking. When she mentioned air support being pulled back, I wondered if the U.S. could have still kept some order through that alone. It made me think of how the Americans maintained no-fly zones over Iraq for a dozen years after the Gulf War.