foreign policy and national security issue of the last 40 years (not my words, ask the ex U.S. Department of Defense touted the Afghan air force's progress "in combat operation capabilities, pilot and ground crew proficiency, as well as air-to-ground integration," Sopko said, they continued "to struggle with human capital limitations, leadership challenges, aircraft misuse, and a dependence on contractor logistic support.Even if you ignore the fact that Biden has been wrong on almost every U.S. and NATO military personnel, as well as U.S.-funded contractors, had focused on training pilots but had not prioritized training for 86% of Afghanistan Air force personnel, including its support staff. But Sopko gave their efforts a failing grade, saying the Afghan air force hadn't been able to get the qualified personnel needed to set itself on the road to independence. switched in 2019 from building the air force to making sure it had a chance at long-term survival. Goats and Soda For many Afghans, winter is forcing a cruel choice of whether to eat or stay warmĪccording to the report, NATO and the U.S. They cannot fly and most of them are out of ammunition," he said. "Most of the planes are back on the ground. ally in the 2001 defeat of the Taliban, said the fleet was overused and under-maintained. Ata Mohammed Noor, a powerful warlord in northern Afghanistan who was a key U.S. Over the preceding months, Afghan officials had warned that the air force was not able to stand on its own. and flee the Taliban's harsh and restrictive rule. aircraft for an opportunity to live in the U.S. completed its chaotic departure and the evacuation of tens of thousands of Afghans, marked by images of young men clinging to departing U.S. 15 after U.S.-backed President Ashraf Ghani fled the capital. Afghan warplanes continued to hit Taliban positions in some areas in June and July last year, but it was not enough to stem the tide.
The Taliban's sweep through the country was swift, with many areas falling without a fight as Afghan troops - many of whom had not received their salaries from the Afghan government in months - fled. The announcement started a rapid collapse of the Afghan defense forces.Ī-29 Super Tucano planes and munitions are on display during a handover from the NATO-led Resolute Support mission to the Afghan army at the military Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. troops would leave along with NATO's 7,500 troops, following a deal reached with the Taliban by the Trump administration. Biden announced in April that the last 2,500-3,500 U.S.
Billions went to building up the Afghan military forces. Since the 2001 U.S-led invasion that ousted the Taliban and during the long war that ensued, Washington spent more than $145 billion on reconstruction in Afghanistan and nearly $1 trillion on its military engagement. leadership failings and weaknesses within the Afghan army, offering recommendations on where to improve. It has released successive reports that documented corruption, Afghan and U.S. SIGAR has tracked and documented Washington's spending and progress in Afghanistan since the office was established in 2008.
The office said it did not know why it took the Defense Department more than a year before declassifying this particular report, or why it did so now, five months after the Taliban took power. The inspector general's office told The Associated Press on Monday that it is rare for SIGAR reports to be classified but when they are, a declassified version is issued by the Pentagon in under two months. Its removal - along with the inability of the Afghan air force to fill the void - was one factor that contributed to the Taliban's sweeping victory as the Americans withdrew. air support to government forces was key in the 20-year-war against Taliban insurgents. National Dallas welcomes refugees from Afghanistan with an authentic Afghan meal
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