How Afghan Militias, Unleashed by the U.S., Proved Worse Than the Taliban
www.nytimes.com
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.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/24013774

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By Azam Ahmed
Photographs by Bryan Denton

Azam Ahmed, a former Kabul bureau chief for The Times, returned to #Afghanistan after the Taliban took control to report on the secrets the Americans left behind. He reported this story from #Kunduz, Afghanistan.

Dec. 24, 2024

[another ugly example of US military intervention]

  • BMTea@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    24 hours ago

    There was nothing “unwitting” about it. There was deliberate ass-covering and the unaccountable slaughters of civilians by US forces and allies continued until the last day of withdrawal. We still only get little hints and glimpses of the countless atrocities. When my uncle went to Afghanistan to cover the withdrawal and the new Taliban government, he heard personal stories that most Americans would still scoff at as “anti-American propaganda.”

    If a marine kills a child and NYT isn’t around to document it, did it really happen?