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Originally Posted by GGG
Why would you expect the Afghan government armies to maintain loyalty once you the US pulls out? If you are a general of a group of soldiers your choices are join Taliban and fight the government and be subject to Geneva convention of captured, fight the Taliban and executed if lose. And over the next 10 years who are you betting on winning? Once the US support, troops and money dried up why would you stay loyal?
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Well, it certainly caught a lot of Afghan citizens off guard, and they lived there their whole lives and know their country better than anyone.
I was reading a thread on an internet forum last night (Quora) when the question was posed a few weeks ago whether Aghanistan and Kabul in particular would fall. The question was answered by Afghan citizens with denial and a complete indignance for even asking the question, then morphed into "I can't believe this is actually happening...", to complete silence. It was pretty surreal to read.