But why did the [[Taliban]] collapse so quickly in 2001, he asks. “The fundamental reason was that every Afghan was convinced of the inevitability of the Taliban’s defeat.”
But why did the [[Taliban]] collapse so quickly in 2001, he asks. “The fundamental reason was that every Afghan was convinced of the inevitability of the Taliban’s defeat.”
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the large influx of international assistance that came into a government that lacked mature institutions.”