INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The US Special Inspector for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has assessed the underlying factors behind the collapse of the former Afghan
government and listed nine factors that led to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan&s take over.SIGAR found the single most important factor
in the former ANDSF&s collapse in August 2021 was the US decision to withdraw military forces and contractors from Afghanistan, which was
based on the US-IEA agreement signed in February 2020 under the Trump administration.According to SIGAR, the Afghan government was
fundamentally unprepared to manage a fight against the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan&s (IEA) forces.Due to the ANDSF&s dependency on United
States military forces, these events destroyed Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) &morale& that eventually led to the
fall.SIGAR stated the reasons for the collapse of the republic government were as follows:1st Factor: No country or agency had complete
ownership of the ANDSF development mission, leading to an uncoordinated approach;2nd Factor: The length of the United States commitment was
disconnected from the reality of the time required to build an entire security sector;3rd Factor: The United States created long-term
dependencies that would require significant time to overcome, such as providing the ANDSF with advanced equipment they could not sustain and
leaving them out of the equipping process;4th Factor: The United States military, driven by political deadlines, struggled to balance
winning battles with letting the ANDSF gain experience by fighting on their own;5th Factor: The United States metrics created to measure
the development of the ANDSF were unable to effectively measure ANDSF capabilities;6th Factor: Afghan corruption harmed ANDSF capabilities
and readiness;7th Factor: The United States control of the battlespace and of key governance systems restricted Afghan ownership of
important military and governance systems;8th Factor: The United States and Afghan governments failed to develop a police force effective
at providing justice and responsive to criminal activities that plagued the lives of Afghan citizens.The post SIGAR reviews reasons for
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