Way in which the Exit Strategy was implemented, there really was no plan as far as they were concerned. That illustrates a second problem. Although i have plenty of scorn to heap on, The Other Side is the afghan leaders, both political and military, were equally responsible for this because they failed to take advantage of the opportunity to get corruption under control and to focus on making a strong security force, notjust on using it to make money and get power for various warlords and various other people. To your second point, i very strongly agree because i have been arguing since 2017 that we should announce our withdrawal and continue with another 18 to 2a months of support at that same level, give everybody a chance to get their mind wrapped around this, to understand they will be responsible, to coordinate everything so it is done in a very professional and logical manner. Unfortunately that did not happen. We had a chance, when the deal was made in february 2020, we had 111
Us Military Operation in afghanistan was a success. It is up to the afghans themselves, the afghan government, said of the taliban to decide the way forward from the country, including kabul. Hello and welcome if youre watching the bbc in the uk or around the world. The taliban are on the verge of taking control of afghanistan 20 years are being removed from power. Reports suggest the militant group have ordered their fighters to enter the capital, kabul after local police deserted their posts. They have seized every other major city in afghanistan after a Lightning Advance that saw the us equipped Government Army flee from their path. Its been confirmed in the last hour that the president , Ashraf Ghani, has left the country. These Pictures Filmed By The Bbc In Kabul show people attempting to leave the city. The taliban said they are in talks with senior officials in president Ashraf Ghanis Government on a peaceful transfer of power. And in the last hour, these images have emerged of
Way to france in 1940, to iraq in 2013, 2014. It was not only shocking, but enormously dismaying for all those coalition forces, including british and american, that worked so hard to train this army. We have heard quite a lot about the army looking very different on paper to the reality on the ground. Shadow soldiers, and about the conditions for many of the soldiers, going without food sometimes, obviously scared, and elements of corruption. It is also shocking that this wasnt realised, wasnt really taken on board, for example, In Washington. I think that there are a lot of reasons that they have collapsed, but lets put it in a simple phrase. You cant buy courage. The fact is, we made them capable, gave them the equipment, gave them the training, but if you take a look at the leadership, in many ways the leadership, in many ways the leadership of the military recently had been awarded to political hacks. You take a look at the corruption inside the government, that is certainly nothi
Has convened a meeting of the Governments Emergency Committee to discuss the situation in kabul. Parliament has been recalled for one day on wednesday. Welcome to Bbc News if youre watching is in the uk Around The World. Taliban fighters have reached the outskirts of the afghan capital, kabul after a Lightning Advance across the Country. The Militant Group now controls all the other major cities in afghanistan and look to be on the verge of toppling the afghan government, although President Ghani is yet to formally step aside. These Pictures Filmed By The Bbc in kabul show people attempting to leave the city. The taliban said they are in talks with senior officials in president Ashraf Ghanis Government on a peaceful transfer of power. And in the last hour, these images have emerged of us Embassy Staff being helicoptered to Kabul Airport. It comes as the secretary of State Antony Blinken has insisted the situation is patently not saigon Referncing Vientma it comes as the secretary of S
Its up to the afghans themselves, its up to the afghan government, its up to the taliban, to decide the way forward for the country, including kabul. The taliban are on the verge of taking control of afghanistan 20 years after being removed from power. Reports suggest the militant group have ordered their fighters to enter the capital, kabul after local police deserted their posts. They have seized every other major city in afghanistan after a Lightning Advance that saw the us equipped Government Army flee from their path. The president , Ashraf Ghani, has left the country. These Pictures Filmed By The Bbc In Kabul show people attempting to leave the city. The taliban said they are in talks with senior officials in president Ashraf Ghanis Government on a peaceful transfer of power. And these images have emerged of us Embassy Staff being helicoptered to kabul airport. It comes as the secretary of State Antony Blinken has insisted the situation is Patently Not Saigon in a reference to am