Opening Kabul News Today

When the evacuation was formally directed we began to carry out our plan based on the initial assumption that the afghan security forces would be a willing and able partner in kabul. defending for a number of weeks or at least for a few days. within 24 hours, of course, the afghan military collapsed completely. opening kabul up to the talibans afghanistan. on august the 15th in a meeting with taliban senior leadership in dohar, i delivered a message on behalf of the president that our mission in...

Directed on august the 18th, we began to carry out our plan based upon the initial assumption that the afghan security forces would be a willing and able security partner in kabul, defending the capital for a matter of weeks or at least for a few days. within 24 hours, of course, the afghan military collapsed completely, opening kabul up to the talibans advance october augu. on october the 15th, i delivered a message on behalf of the president that our mission in kabul was now the evacuation of ...