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3 miscalculations shot down US plan for orderly withdrawal: NYT


August 23, 2021

WASHINGTON: Three major miscalculations — about time, will and trust — caused the collapse of the American plan for an orderly withdrawal from Afghanistan, claims a New York Times report published on Sunday. The Americans “consistently believed they had the luxury of time. (Their) military commanders overestimated the will of the Afghan forces to fight … and put too much faith in President …

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