How misjudgments by the U.S. led to the stunningly fast takeover of the Taliban.
The last few days in Afghanistan have been chaotic, with the Taliban taking control of the capital, Kabul, much faster than the White House, journalists and even residents had expected. Thousands of Afghans attempted to get through the gates of Kabul’s international airport on Monday in the hope of leaving the country. In a sign of the desperation, some even clung to the landing gear of a plane as it took off. The debacle can be traced to a number of assumptions that guided the execution of the U.
