The declassification on Tuesday of a report dating to January 2021 revealed that the Pentagon’s watchdog on the Afghan war had attempted to warn military. 19.01.2022, Sputnik International
In a classified January 2021 report, SIGAR warned that the Afghan air forces were unsustainable without continued U.S. support. The newly declassified report explains why.
The Department of Defense inspector general warned that the Afghan air force would not be sustainable without U.S. support months before President Joe Biden announced the withdrawal, which occurred in August.
U.S. military officials knew months before the fall of Kabul that the country’s air force could collapse if contractors and aid were withdrawn, according to a recently declassified government report.
The U.S. government's lead Afghan watchdog agency warned the Pentagon that the country's fledgling air force was on the verge of collapse without an influx of American assistance, months before the last American troops withdrew from Afghanistan at the order of President Biden and the Taliban surged to power.