I am going to assert that the events of August 14 had their direct antecedent with a bad decision by President Trump and Secretary Pompeo, in 2018, to elevate and legitimize the Taliban in Doha, Qatar, by agreeing to have face-to-face negotiations.
Connolly blames Trump's negotiations with the Taliban for the events in Afghanistan on August 14.
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