The agreement you negotiated between the Taliban and the Afghan government, quote, "fell apart when President Ghani surprisingly fled the country, which caused the now leaderless Afghan military and police to instantly disintegrate."
Khalilzad discusses the consequences of President Ghani's flight on Afghan military stability.
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