'[U.S.] leaders were told by the military it would take no time at all for the Taliban to take everything,' an anonymous U.S. intelligence official told ABC News. 'No one listened.'
Ian Pannell reports live from Afghanistan and Martha Raddatz provides analysis on"This Week."As panicked Afghans watched Taliban fighters roll into the capital city of Kabul Sunday, sealing the collapse of the U.S.-backed government there, many Americans were left wondering how top Biden officials could have been so wrong in their recent proclamations that Kabul would not easily fall.predicted that Kabul could fall within 90 days -- not by the weekend.
"[U.S.] leaders were told by the military it would take no time at all for the Taliban to take everything," an anonymous U.S. intelligence official told ABC News."No one listened." Among the intelligence that sources said was shared with the administration were claims that some members of Pakistan's intelligence services, who helped create and organize the Taliban 25 years ago, were supporting the Taliban over the summer. ABC News has seen evidence of Pakistani government ID cards found among deceased fighters, but could not verify their authenticity.Appearing on ABC's"This Week" on Sunday morning, U.S.
"Please remember that my brother, Mark Frerichs, is a hostage of the Taliban. We want all U.S. troops home safely, but my brother should be able to come home too," Frerichs' sister Charlene Cakora said in a statement provided to ABC News on Sunday.U.S. Navy veteran Mark Frerichs is seen in this undated photo provided by his family.
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