BBCNEWS Newsday September 29, 2021 00:07:00
Us military authorities in washington have acknowledged the chaotic pull—out from afghanistan has damaged the us�*s credibility. general mark milley told a senate committee he had not anticipated the speed of the taliban takeover and warned that al-qaeda could pose a renewed threat to us interests. he was testifying alongside lloyd austin. we helped build a state but we could not help forge a nation. the fact the afghan army that we and our partners trained simply melted away, in many cases without firing a shot, took us all by surprise and it would be dishonest to claim otherwise. as we b...