Why the Afghan government collapsed.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, author.

Series:

United States. Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. SIGAR ; 23-05.

United States. Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. Evaluation report SIGAR.

SIGAR ; 23-05-IP. Evaluation report

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Afghanistan--Politics and government--2011-2021--Evaluation.

Afghanistan.

Disengagement (Military science).

United States--Relations--Afghanistan--2011-2021.

United States.

International relations.

Politics and government--Evaluation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 60 pages).

Place of Publication:

Arlington, VA : Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, 2022.

Summary:

SIGAR identified six factors that contributed to the collapse of the Afghan government in August 2021. First, the Afghan government failed to recognize that the United States would actually leave. Second, the exclusion of the Afghan government from U.S.-Taliban talks weakened and undermined it. Third, despite its weakened position, the Afghan government insisted that the Taliban be effectively integrated into the Republic, making progress on peace negotiations difficult. Fourth, the Taliban were unwilling to compromise. The U.S.-Taliban agreement emboldened the insurgent group. Fifth, former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani governed through a highly selective, narrow circle of loyalists, destabilizing the government at a critical juncture. Finally, the Afghan government's high level of centralization, endemic corruption, and struggle to attain legitimacy were long-term contributors to its eventual collapse. SIGAR also identified four findings surrounding the question of whether U.S. governance objectives were achieved. First, the United States sought--but failed--to achieve its goal of building stable, democratic, representative, gender- sensitive, and accountable Afghan governance institutions. Second, several significant shortcomings of the U.S. effort to establish viable governance institutions contributed to this overarching failure. Third, at least some progress towards achieving U.S. governance objectives was made before the collapse of the Afghan government. Finally, residual elements of the Afghan government still exist and are functioning, although their sustainability is uncertain.

Notes:

"November 2022."

In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover page (SIGAR, viewed November 21, 2022).

OCLC:

1351443718