Defence procurement bungles and wins

[Mav]

The Afghan government?  Who crumbled inside weeks not once putting up any resistance?  Millions stolen ... Ashraf Ghani?  Ring any bells?

After the US left the Afghan Govt out of the talks with the Taliban, it was stripped of any status when the US commenced to pull out. That pretty much killed any chance of the army or police force holding the line against the Taliban during the withdrawal and that was what the US needed them to do. The US didn't need them to hold the line for long. Just long enough to cover the withdrawal was all that was needed.