Source: United States & Canada – South China Morning PostBuilt and trained at a two-decade cost of US$83 billion, Afghan security forces collapsed so quickly and completely – in some cases without a shot fired – that the ultimate beneficiary of the American investment turned out to be the Taliban. They grabbed not only political power but also US-supplied firepower – guns, ammunition, helicopters and more.The Taliban captured an array of modern military equipment when they overran Afghan forces who failed to defend district centres. Bigger gains…Read More