U.S. Military Official Says Afghanistan Could See Military Collapse, Civil War After Troops Leave
Lauren Giella 20 hrs ago
U.S. military officials are preparing for every possible scenario as their forces plan to leave Afghanistan.
a person that is standing in the grass near a fence: US President Joe Biden walks through Arlington National cemetary to honor fallen veterans of the Afghan conflict in Arlington, Virginia on April 14, 2021. - President Joe Biden announced it's "time to end" America's longest war with the unconditional withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, where they have spent two decades in a bloody, largely fruitless battle against the Taliban. © Brendan SMIALOWSK/AFP via Getty Images US President Joe Biden walks through Arlington National cemetary to honor fallen veterans of the Afghan conflict in Arlington, Virginia on April 14, 2021. - President Joe Biden announced it's "time to end" America's longest war with the unconditional withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, where they have spent two decades in a bloody, largely fruitless battle against the Taliban.
General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters traveling with him Thursday that the pullout is "complex and not without risk."
The extent to which the Taliban could continue attacking Afghan government forces during the U.S. withdrawal is a concern for the Pentagon. During a Wednesday appearance at the Sedona Forum, which is hosted by the McCain Institute, Milley said as the troops withdraw, military officials will watch the level of Taliban attacks on the Afghan security forces "very carefully."
"In the worst-case analysis, you have a potential collapse of the government, a potential collapse of the military, you have a civil war, and you have all the humanitarian catastrophe that goes with it," he said.
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