'The debacle of the US defeat and chaotic retreat in Afghanistan is a political disaster for Joe Biden, whose failure to orchestrate an urgent and orderly exit will further rock a presidency plagued by crises and stain his legacy.' Analysis by StCollinson
But a stunning Taliban blitzkrieg followed more than 20 years of US and allied policy failures, misunderstandings of Afghan politics and culture, public war fatigue and the culpability and corruption of the failed state's leaders.And while Biden's political and geopolitical rivals rush to exploit his mistakes, the true magnitude of the crisis can only be judged in the human tragedy of a people again subject to Taliban persecution.
US completes evacuation of embassy in Afghanistan as flag comes down at diplomatic compoundBiden's judgment as commander-in-chief is being called into question since he is on record, in damning video footage, saying that the Taliban's victory was"not inevitable." He said there would be no Saigon-style pictures of helicopters lifting off the roof of the US embassy in Kabul.
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