thought we did or the taliban is not controlling? we re supposed to be talking with them, according to president biden. have they lost control of their country? as you already said i served in afghanistan 2014 and 2015. i went back as a member of congress in late 2018. and general scotty miller, who was the most recent general on the ground, was there at that time as well and briefed us on the threat of isis k because harris, as president trump defeated the isis caliphate in syria and iraq, isis k started to drift toward kabul. i believe that they were just waiting for a moment. waiting us out and waiting for a moment like this where they could strike and that s exactly what you are seeing. but what is important to always remember in this situation and why i m so critical of this commander-in-chief is because why it was so avoidable. if we would have kept a small