members of the taliban, it s clear they had been working on this for years, for decades. so they managed to place people in government departments, ngos, international organizations, and for the most part, they didn t make them do anything, they were just there, sitting and waiting and playing the long game. then they came into action when kabul fell. we first realized there was something deeper going on the day kabul fell. it was surprisingly well organized. it was a big bloodlet. the taliban were able to quickly secure key parts of the city. so that was the first clue the taliban were a lot more embedded