Pentagon officials told Fox News that the intelligence community updated its assessment of Afghanistan after the Taliban conquered nine provincial capitals in recent days. TALIBAN AMBUSHES AND KILLS AFGHAN GOVERNMENT MEDIA OFFICIALA CIA assessment months ago said Kabul could fall in six months, however, officials say, at this point, that prediction has been cut in half. Last week, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani blamed the United States’ "sudden" decision to withdraw its troops for the rapid collapse of security in the country. We trained and equipped with modern equipment over 300,000 Afghan forces ... they've got to fight for themselves." The Biden administration has said it will continue to support the Afghanistan military financially and logistically, including with contractors helping maintain the government's air force, from outside Afghanistan, after the withdrawal.

Source: Fox News August 11, 2021 16:36 UTC