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Old 24th Aug 2021, 12:56
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Easy Street, I hear what you are saying, but I'd like to add that none of the countries realised that the afghan army would fall that fast and the afghan president would be somewhere warm even before the army fell.
The collapse was so fast that for the first time ever finnish special forces have been deployed out of country (to bring home the embassy staff, the total of 200 was sent home during weekend, well done).
Yes, everyone knew that U.S. forces are leaving, but no one realized the afghan government would fall entirely the following night, hence the embassies were there (as it should be in a stabile country).

To add, it was a surprise to everyone that U.S. troops left overnight, even without taking the U.S. citizens along. Which to me says the U.S. was caught off guard of the fall of afghan military. Can we blame the other countries of falling in the same trap then?
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