A former US intelligence officer breaks down the mistakes in Afghanistan
The United States evacuation from Afghanistan has the makings of a human and political disaster—and it didn’t have to end this way, says Khushal Safi, who heads the international safety office at Northeastern. “You have a more savvy Taliban. It's the Taliban that were in Doha negotiating with Americans, the Taliban that sent envoys to neighboring countries to say, ‘Look, this is what we want to do,’” he says.
