Why did the Afghan government collapse so quickly?

The patterns of the Afghan military’s collapse indicate it was the collective result of individual soldiers making rational decisions about their own situations and deciding not to fight.

How did the Afghan government fall?

The government’s rapid collapse on Aug. 15 came 20 years after the U.S. invaded Afghanistan to fight the “war on terror” following the 9/11 attacks. The Taliban regime that the U.S. toppled in 2001 is now back in power.

How long did it take Afghanistan to fall?

“There was nothing that I or anyone else saw that indicated a collapse of this army, and this government, in 11 days,” Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on Wednesday.

What is the estimated population of Afghanistan?

The current population of Afghanistan is 40,190,848 as of Sunday, December 12, 2021, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data. Afghanistan 2020 population is estimated at 38,928,346 people at mid year according to UN data.

How fast did Kabul fall?

U.S. intelligence warned on Aug. 10 it would take 30-90 days for the Afghan government in Kabul to collapse. The capital fell five days later. Slowly, slowly, then seemingly all at once.

What caused the fall of Kabul?

According to Maley, the collapse of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is due to Biden’s inexperience in the field of foreign policy, Western lack of understanding of Afghan society, and the legitimization that the Taliban received with the Trump-lead Doha agreement.

Will Afghan government collapse after withdrawal?

Afghan Government Could Collapse Six Months After U.S. Withdrawal, New Intelligence Assessment Says Taliban advances prompt agencies to revise outlook for how long Kabul can hold out

How long did it take for Afghanistan to fall to Taliban?

Hear from female activist in Kabul (CNN) Just last week, US intelligence analysts had predicted it would likely take several more weeks before Afghanistan’s civilian government in Kabul fell to Taliban fighters. In reality, it only took a few short days.

How long will Afghanistan’s government last?

Over the past year, intelligence agencies shrank their predictions of how quickly the Afghan government would fall, from two years to 18 months to six months to a month, according to current and former officials. But, according to officials, the warning that its demise was days away never came.

Did intelligence reports fail to predict the Afghan government’s collapse?

WASHINGTON — Intelligence reports presented to President Biden in the final days before the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan this past week failed to predict the imminence of the Afghan government’s collapse, even after their earlier warnings had grown increasingly grim, senior intelligence and defense officials said on Wednesday.