In 2018 the Washington Post obtained a report by Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction titled “Stabilization: Lessons from the U.S. Experience in Afghanistan.” This was a independent report for congress, and it’s a damming report as well. For close too a decade the US government, has misled the American public about what was really happening in Afghanistan. These are frank assessments coming from the highest levels of the military, and civilian leadership involved in the stabilization efforts in Afghanistan. if you would really want to be informed on what led us to witness the recent events in Afghanistan, I would suggest you see what this report has to say. If you’re only interested in the moronic blame game, it’s not worth your time. https://www.sigar.mil/pdf/lessonslearned/SIGAR-18-48-LL.pdf “Our analysis reveals the U.S. government greatly overestimated its ability to build and reform government institutions in Afghanistan as part of its stabilization strategy. We found the stabilization strategy and the programs used to achieve it were not properly tailored to the Afghan context, and successes in stabilizing Afghan districts rarely lasted longer than the physical presence of coalition troops and civilians. As a result, by the time all prioritized districts had transitioned from coalition to Afghan control in 2014, the services and protection provided by Afghan forces and civil servants often could not compete with a resurgent Taliban as it filled the void in newly vacated territory.” John F. Sopko Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
