Poor planning by the U.S. military before the 'abrupt' withdrawal led to the rapid collapse of the Western-backed government as the overran the country in August 2021, a damning new watchdog report has said.
The scathing analysis by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) found the American decision to pull out 'destroyed the morale of the Afghan National Security Force (ANDSF), and the 300,000 local troops were destined to fail without U.S. support.
It also details the more than $7 billion in weapons and equipment left for the Taliban to use, and the widespread corruption that dominated the Afghan military and government.
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