How did the US-trained Afghan army become weak for two decades?

Kathmandu. The Afghan capital, Kabul, was captured by the Taliban on Sunday, August 15, 2021. Kabul was not the only major city in Afghanistan controlled by the Taliban. However, after the city came under the control of the Taliban, people are scrambling to leave the country.

A Taliban spokesman said there would be a peaceful transfer of power. US President Joe Biden has set September 11 as the deadline for withdrawing all troops. But before that time, the Taliban took control of Afghanistan.

The speed with which the Afghan army and government are kneeling before the Taliban has shocked the entire world. This raises the question of how the Afghan army, trained for two decades by the United States and other countries, became weak. Many are desperate to leave Afghanistan as soon as possible after the Taliban took control of most of the country, including Kabul.