During the last call between US President Joe Biden and his Afghan counterpart before the Taliban seized control of the country, the leaders discussed military aid, political strategy, and messaging tactics, but neither Biden nor Ashraf Ghani appeared to be aware of or prepared for the immediate danger of the entire country falling to insurgents.
On July 23, the two men spoke for almost 14 minutes. Ghani departed the presidential residence on August 15, and the Taliban stormed Kabul. Thousands of Afghans have left since then, and 13 US servicemen and hundreds of Afghan civilians were killed in a suicide attack at Kabul airport during the hasty US military departure.
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