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May 04, PM. Ramprasad 7 books view quotes. When U. We lived with a constant fear that someone within the Afghan element may have already alerted the Taliban to our mission plan and we could be walking into an ambush. Over the decades that the United States operated in Afghanistan, these significant indicators were often wrongly attributed to the security forces being inherently lazy or unmotivated.

However, they were not consistently incorporated into planning efforts to help address the key issues and challenges facing Afghans on the ground. A true joint strategy could have helped bolster a comprehensive grassroots stand against the Taliban by both civilians and government security that could have more holistically addressed the situation facing Afghan forces.

A multitude of reports have mentioned the human rights advancements, technological contributions, and financial and logistical support of Afghanistan that number in the trillions of dollars. But how involved were the families in the Arghandab River Valley in deciding the type of aid and support they would receive? In a country where Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index ranks the country th place out of countries, how much of the financial support that was dedicated for those families actually reached them?

The voice of the Afghan people— the single most important variable in ensuring success— has been left out of the entire decision-making process.

Despite all of this, many, including those who spent years of their lives dedicated to the American mission in Afghanistan, have been shocked about the way in which the withdrawal transpired. There is also surprise about the speed with which the Taliban was able to reassert themselves as the de facto leaders of the country. At a minimum, most believed that the Afghan government could keep the Taliban at bay long enough to secure key locations like the U. Embassy and the Kabul airport and to assist with an orderly evacuation of American citizens, Afghan interpreters, and other allies.

But even this was not to be. To the uninitiated, the question is how could America and other partner intelligence services miss by so much?

The question is, how could U.