Pretty simple question: how was the Taliban able to re-take Afghanistan? After over a decade of American military presence, how was the Taliban even able to survive? How/why did the people of Afghanistan not fight back / prevent the Taliban from taking over?
In: 5
The government of Afganistan relied heavily on the American military to discourage and halt taliban advances. Afganistan’s geography includes lots of mountains and caves where taliban fighters would hide in those caves and drink tea while the American military is investing heavily to maintain order in the country. Once they completed their main objectives, there was no longer a reason to stay in a foreign country. Taliban was armed and dangerous, and civilians (mostly poor farmers trying to live to feed their children) would either fight or surrender.
Latest Answers