Those with experience on the ground recognize that rapid collapse was certainly possible if not probable and i think the actions taken in the last six months have accelerated that. Little coordination with our allies and partners on the ground and a withdraw of appreciable support. Air support gets a lot of attention. Maintenance is another component of that pay and logistical support in general. That of course erodes their capacity to fight and the government provided very little, the afghan government provided very little inspiration, motivation and purpose. That historically has been a problem without u. S. Assistance. I think its not a surprise this occurred. I think what is a surprise is the way in which we failed to respond to this effectively. We removed our infrastructure, we began this at the beginning of the Fighting Season as opposed to at the end of it or over the winter. As we withdrew all enablers and our support both morally and physically it provided an atmosphere in wh
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Pay for trying to make this world a little better. And in haiti, the search for survivors, as the Death Toll from a huge earthquake rises to nearly 1,300. Welcome to Bbc News, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and Around The World. One story dominates our programme the taliban are now in control of afghanistan after taking over the capital, kabul, almost exactly two decades after they were ousted from power. Fighters were filmed inside the president ial palace, after Ashraf Ghani, now the former president , fled the country. Afghans, and foreign nationals, have been trying to get on planes at the main airport, but security there is reported to be fragile. The latest developments come after the taliban moved through one province after another in recent days, without much resistance. Our first report is from our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams. Afghanistan has new masters stopping 20 years later, the taliban are back. Hours after arriving in kabul, sitting at the president s desk. E
For survivors, as the Death Toll from a huge earthquake rises to nearly 1,300. The talibans Extrarodinary Sweep Across Afghanistan has now extended into the capital kabul, which it has seized with precious little resistance. Taliban commanders have been photographed in the president s palace, while president Ashraf Ghani has fled to uzbekistan. It is nigh on 20 years since the taliban fled the capital. Today as they reassert their authority they have urged calm, but the city is said to be in chaos. The us State Department says american troops are now taking steps to secure the airport. Our first report is from our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams. Afghanistan has new masters. 20 years later, the taliban are back. Hours after arriving in kabul, sitting at the president s desk. Earlier at the same desk, president Ashraf Ghani clinging to the last fragments of power. But the man gazing down on kabul s streets has gone, fleeing to neighboring uzbekistan. In a facebook post, he said he