Even if we are able to extricate some of our Afghan intelligence assets, the US has lost a key source of information on jihadist activity.Ī little bit more imagination would also have revealed how China, Iran and other current adversaries will likely use the Afghan fiasco to their advantage.
Aside from revealing a dysfunctional American foreign policy apparatus, in intelligence terms Afghanistan is now a black hole. In reality, this chaotic, humiliating withdrawal significantly increases the risk of a terror attack on the US homeland. Suggested reading Can the Taliban bring peace?
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