Afghan army collapse took US by ‘surprise’: Pentagon chief
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Top US military leaders acknowledged Tuesday that the Taliban’s rapid takeover in Afghanistan took them by surprise and expressed concern the Islamic regime has not broken ties with Al-Qaeda. “We helped build a state, but we could not forge a nation,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing about the US […]https://www.defencetalk.com/afghan-army-collapse-took-us-by-surprise-pentagon-chief-77359/
Top US military leaders acknowledged Tuesday that the Taliban’s rapid takeover in Afghanistan took them by surprise and expressed concern the Islamic regime has not broken ties with Al-Qaeda. “We helped build a state, but we could not forge a nation,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing about the US […]https://www.defencetalk.com/afghan-army-collapse-took-us-by-surprise-pentagon-chief-77359/