#IndianArmy @LevinaNeythiri @changu311 @rwac48

-A tale of apathy neglect or sheer incompetence
-#Afghanistan been betrayed by #USA or by incompetent leaders
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-Any tech glitch & air support would be grounded
-Contracters took software & weapons systems
-Removed helicopter missile-defense system
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-Real-time intelligence on targets dried up
-Taliban used snipers & IEDs
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-Mar contractor Salient Federal Services $24.9 mil for IT infra, completion Mar’22
-Mar contractor Textron $9.7 mil force-protection efforts completion Mar’22
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-Then what happened❓
-So who is incompetent
-Is General Sadat hiding his & ADF incompetence
-Or successive governments & corrupt officials were incompetent
-What about other European nations
-What about #Pakistan & #China sabotaging peace
-Or it was #USA alone❓
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