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Shame: Afghanistan withdrawal politics miss the point of everything
Washington Politics

Shame: Afghanistan withdrawal politics miss the point of everything

Fixating on final moments is preferable to facing the absolute failure of the war

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Asia-Pacific

Why the Afghan government collapsed after the US withdrawal

A new report finds that Afghanistan's military was set up to fail once the Americans pulled out.

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Asia-Pacific

Watchdog issues a stinging indictment of US nation building exercise in Afghanistan

The reconstruction was largely a failure that could have been avoided, and SIGAR said this all along. Was anyone listening?

Contractors
Asia-Pacific

The military signed contracts for Afghanistan well into 2023. That's their problem.

According a new report private companies could sue if the U.S. pulled troops out May 1.

US threw away $2.4 billion in Afghanistan: Internal report
Asia-Pacific

US threw away $2.4 billion in Afghanistan: Internal report

In some cases, the US provided facilities or equipment to the Afghan government without asking if it wanted, needed, or could maintain them.