• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Brunswick Business Daily

BRUNSWICK BUSINESS DAILY
News That Affects Your Business

  • Home
  • BUSINESS
  • MONEY
  • REAL ESTATE
  • POLITICS
  • US
  • WORLD

Intelligence Reports From Afghanistan Missed One Key Element: Speed

by

In late June, a stark new intelligence estimate said the government of President Ashraf Ghani could collapse in as soon as six months after the U.S. withdrew its troops from Afghanistan.

By last week, with the Taliban rapidly taking over provincial capitals, a revised estimate gave the Ghani government as little as a month to survive. On Sunday, Mr. Ghani fled the country as Taliban troops entered Kabul.

In recent days, Biden administration officials publicly and privately expressed their surprise at how quickly the Taliban were moving through the country, overtaking one provincial capital after another while Afghan forces barely put up a fight.

A U.S. official dismissed the notion that only intelligence failures were to blame for the swift collapse of the Afghanistan government, saying a number of factors contributed to the miscalculation, including the speed of the Biden administration’s withdrawal and the fact that the military contractors left as well.

​According to an administration official, military planners believed that “speed equals safety.” “Once we made the decision to go, it was important that we go efficiently, to protect our forces,” the official added. “Our departure timeline was clearly communicated to all parties, including Afghan forces and our partners.”

[ad_2]

Originally Appeared Here

Filed Under: WORLD

Primary Sidebar

More to See

M Patrick Carroll’s CARROLL Showcases Strong Start to Q3

Reading Time: 4 minutes As the Southeastern United States’ real estate market continues its strong performance, the CARROLL real estate investment … [Read More...] about M Patrick Carroll’s CARROLL Showcases Strong Start to Q3

Antiracism Push Prompts Rethink of Asia’s ‘Beautiful White’ Creams

TOKYO—Global skin-care companies are split over a term commonly used on Asian antiblemish creams that means “beautiful white,” with Unilever PLC … [Read More...] about Antiracism Push Prompts Rethink of Asia’s ‘Beautiful White’ Creams

How Much Is Gavin Newsom To Blame For California’s Wildfires?

A pair of massive wildfires within 150 miles of each other are terrorizing thousands in northern California two years after Gov. Gavin Newsom cut … [Read More...] about How Much Is Gavin Newsom To Blame For California’s Wildfires?

Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions | About/ Contact
Copyright © 2022 · Brunswick Business Daily
As Amazon Associates, we earn commissions from qualifying purchases · Log in