Some good analysis by Sky News on who's to blame for this bad scenario. I was interested to see the point about NATO leaders and whether the rest of NATO could have continued in the country without US backing.
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The finger of blame can be pointed in many directions:
• at Donald Trump for negotiating a bad deal with the Taliban last year;
• at Joe Biden for the secretive and sudden way in which he pulled US troops out;
• at Boris Johnson, Jens Stoltenberg and other NATO leaders for failing to agree a framework to keep forces in the country, even without American support;
• at President Ashraf Ghani for isolating much of his country and alienating provinces and local leaders;
• and at Afghan forces, who after years of training and mentoring, and equipped with trillions of dollars of high-tech equipment, seemingly gave up with little fight.
The truth, I'm afraid, is always far more nuanced in these situations, as much as our natural instinct wants a single fall guy. And this isn't a one-off.
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https://news.sky.com/story/afghanist...tions-12382625