U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets with Afghan commandos at Camp Commando, Afghanistan, Feb. 11, 2019. (Lisa Ferdinando/DoD)
Military Times: Afghan forces could turn guns on Kabul without US air support, cash and troops, among other warnings
Afghanistan remains dependent on the U.S.-led coalition to combat insurgencies, pay Afghan troops, maintain oversight of corruption and generally just prevent the country from devolving into chaos.
That doesn’t bode well for the peace negotiations currently underway between U.S. and Taliban diplomatic teams.
A new series of warnings were introduced by John F. Sopko, the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, ahead of the release of SIGAR’s 2019 “High-Risk List” report.
SIGAR has made two previous High-Risk List reports, Sopko said, but this one is unique due to the ongoing peace negotiations to end America’s longest war.
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WNU Editor: This report is probably accurate. We may also be repeating history. The Soviet installed Afghan government in the 1980s collapsed within two years once the spigot was cut, with the Afghan military either deserting and/or joining the enemy.
