Afghan forces prepare for battle with Taliban on the outskirts of Kunduz city, northern Afghanistan June 21, 2015. Reuters/Stringer
Reuters: Afghan inquiry says poor leadership let Taliban seize Kunduz
Afghan investigators blamed leadership failings on Saturday for the Taliban's capture of the city of Kunduz in September, a finding that may deepen concerns about the government's grip on security.
The Taliban's seizure of the northern city was a major setback for the government of President Ashraf Ghani and prompted Washington to prolong the 14-year-old U.S. military engagement in Afghanistan.
"The biggest failure was the leadership," Amrullah Saleh, a former chief of the national intelligence agency, told a news conference in Kabul.
"On the day of crisis, nobody knew who was in charge."
WNU editor: Apparently "no one knew who was in charge" .... so no .... poor leadership was not the problem, it was having no leadership that resulted in the debacle in Kunduz.
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WNU Editor,
A few months ago, the NYT actually committed the crime of journamentslism, and noted that Kunduz had been " handed off" to competing Warlords Militias, who were allowed to run amuck.
Talk about "failures of leadership".
But they can sure get it together when it's time to stone a woman.
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