Without U.S. troops, the Taliban could take over Afghanistan in 6 months

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Without U.S. troops, the Taliban could take over Afghanistan in 6 months

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The U.S. intelligence community concluded last week that the government of Afghanistan could collapse as soon as six months after the American military withdrawal from the country is completed, according to officials with knowledge of the new assessment.

American intelligence agencies revised their previously more optimistic estimates as the Taliban swept through northern Afghanistan last week, seizing dozens of districts and surrounding major cities. Afghan security forces frequently surrendered without a fight, leaving their Humvees and other American-supplied equipment to the insurgents.

The new assessment of the overall U.S. intelligence community, which hasn’t been previously reported, has now aligned more closely with the analysis that had been generated by the U.S. military. The military has already withdrawn more than half of its 3,500 troops and its equipment, with the rest due to be out by Sept. 11.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/afghan-gov ... 1624466743
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The U.S. intelligence community's dour prediction proved too optimistic.
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Yep, this aged poorly.
And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future
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