01/18/2021
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"But as an institution, after 20 years of investment by the United States, by the international community, hundreds of billions of dollars, equipment, support, training, as an institution, it collapsed..."
"We want to make sure that that does not happen, because if people lose faith and confidence in it..."
"The reality is that the government and Afghan national security forces collapsed."
"Yes, except that those conditions were so loose, particularly with regard to commitments it made."