Harsha Kakar The collapse of the democratic government in Afghanistan resulted in President Biden addressing the nation and defending his decision stating that the US could not stay there forever and the Afghan government and army, which it funded, equipped and trained, were responsible for their own country. His own intelligence agencies had forewarned the fall of Kabul, though not at such an early date. The takeover of Kabul was compared to the collapse of Saigon in 1975, when helicopters … Continue reading Afghanistan collapse hits American prestige