Afghanistan ‘intelligence failure’ debate begins as Taliban take Kabul

Published August 16, 2021 1:04am ET



The Taliban’s rapid takeover of Afghanistan is prompting a debate about whether a U.S. intelligence failure was to blame.

With Afghan government forces largely laying down their arms and the Taliban sweeping into Kabul on Sunday after 20 years of war, many were left with questions, and some began pointing fingers as frantic evacuations of U.S. officials and citizens, as well as Afghan allies, got underway.

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