services and special forces units. , , ., units. and this is not the action of units. and this is not the action of random - units. and this is not the action of random calibanj units. and this is not the - action of random caliban groups seeking revenge. this involves issuing written orders from the military commission of the taliban and actual intelligence photographs and so on of individuals they are searching for. i would like to stress that the caliban that we are currently seeing is definitely a different animal to what we encountered 20 years ago. they are more advanced and have a much more improved financial system and intelligent system and the fact they can commence this hunt forformer this hunt for former collaborators working with western intelligence services shows that they are very well prepared on this. as the flights began to take thousands of afghans to new lives around the world many more are still trying to get to kabul airport. but in the rush to get to the air
this letter was written to an individual threatening the to kill or arrest family members if they do not surrender. here s one of the authors of the report. the taliban and in advance of moving into all major cities in afghanistan, notjust cobble is that they have a more advanced intelligent system, a list of individuals and even within the very first hours of kabul from a moving into kabul, they began searching for former government employees, especially in intelligence services and special forces units. this is not the action of random taliban groups seeking revenge. this involved and issued a written order from the military commission of the taliban and, and
involvement in afghanistan now, was the right decision. american troops cannot, and should not, be fighting in a war and dying in a war, that afghan forces are not willing to fight for themselves. we spent over a trillion dollars. we trained and equipped an afghan military force, of some 300,000 strong. incredibly well equipped, a force larger in size than the militaries of many of our nato allies. we gave them every tool, they could need, we could not provide them, with the will to fight for that future. there s some very brave and capable afghan special forces units and soldiers, but if afghanistan is unable to mount any real resistance to the taliban now, there is no chance,
could have misjudged or mishandled the end game, badly. the other is the justification, both domestically and geostrategically for ending our 20-year commitment there and what happens now. president, so far, has done little to explain the first but a lot on the second. the question of pulling the plug. there are some very brave and capable afghan special forces units and and soldiers. but if afghanistan is unable to mount any real resistance at the taliban now, there is no chance that one year, one more year, five more years, or 20 more years, of the u.s. military boots on the ground would have made any difference. in a moment, a senior adviser to one of three presidents who decide to stay in afghanistan. first, cnn s kaitlan collins, at the white house. so what is the sense at the white house of where things stand tonight? clearly, they were concerned enough that president biden came back to make this speech today. do they think it went well? well, i think they realize that th
maintenance of their air force. something in the taliban doesn t have. the taliban does not have an air force. have. the taliban does not have an airforce. we provided close air support. we gave them every chance to determine their own future. we could not provide them with the will to fight for that future. there are some very brave and capable afghan special forces units and soldiers, and f afghanistan is unable to mount any real resistance to the taliban now there is no chance that one more year, five more years or 20 more years of us military boots on the ground would have made any difference. if afghanistan is unable to mount any real resistance.