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• azernik 5y ago
  The American evacuation was going on for weeks or months; e.g. by the time of the Afghan government's collapse, Bagram (giant Air Force base) had been quite cleanly evacuated. The logistical problem of exit is something the US has always been very good at. It's the political aspects it has problems with.
  • troyvit 5y ago
    Snopes[0] estimates that we left about $10 billion worth of equipment in Afghanistan. For reference that's about half of Afghanistan's 2020 GDP[1]. [0] https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/us-taliban-arsenal-military-equipment/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/us-taliban-arsenal-militar... [1] https://tradingeconomics.com/afghanistan/gdp https://tradingeconomics.com/afghanistan/gdp
    • azernik 5y ago
      Which was all Afghan National Army gear. I would damned well hope that the US would not give portable nuclear reactors to a shaky ally.
• 542354234235 5y ago
  Have you? The military had a fairly orderly evacuation according to schedule over several months. What was unexpected was how quickly and completely the Taliban would take over the country, which made civilians, which were not planning on leaving, attempt to flee.
• sandworm101 5y ago
  Yes.