America enabled Afghanistan's corruption for years and the Taliban knew it, Casey Michel writes for NBCNewsTHINK.
, either for making ham-fisted deals or for ignoring the lessons of previous American occupations.
The Taliban’s swift conquest is attributable to many factors. But one that crosses multiple administrations yet is getting very little attention right now is corruption. The Taliban’s swift conquest is attributable to many factors. But one that crosses multiple administrations yet is getting very little attention right now is corruption. Specifically, the kind of corruption the U.S. aided and abetted over many years, glad-handing crooked officials and stalling anti-corruption investigations, as ordinary Afghans struggled and watched officials grow wealthier and wealthier.
It’s not like the U.S. was unaware of the kind of corruption that exploded during the American occupation, or of the role that Washington played in fueling the kleptocratic graft. A few years ago, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction examining how the U.S. fanned the flames of elite predation and high-level corruption in Afghanistan following the 2001 invasion.
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