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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 cle
by 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 agoSnopes[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 agoWhich was all Afghan National Army gear. I would damned well hope that the US would not give portable nuclear reactors to a shaky ally.