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Originally Posted by Looch City
Yeah I'm still trying to comprehend WHY this was such a big surprise.
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An army’s effectiveness is largely a factor of its willingness to fight. And that’s difficult for outsiders to assess.
The U.S. military trained and equipped the Afghan army. I doubt they were under any delusions that they were leaving behind an elite fighting force. However, it seems they miscalculated just how unmotivated the soldiers were. They didn’t even put up token resistance in areas where they had superior numbers and firepower.