US Policy Failures in Afghanistan

Behind Afghanistan’s Fall, U.S.-Backed Militias Worse Than the Taliban
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/24/world/asia/afghanistan-taliban-us-militias.html

Trump blamed Biden. Biden blamed the Afghan military. Our investigation found that the U.S. unwittingly laid the groundwork for the Taliban’s victory long ago. 

America, Afghanistan and the Price of Self-Delusion
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/opinion/afghanistan-audit-reconstruction-us.html