# Have we morally failed Afghanistan? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 14, 2021, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-morally-failed-afghanistan/948636 "2021-08-14T00:47:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 350
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-morally-failed-afghanistan/948636/350 "2021-08-26T04:31:02Z")
The point is, who set up, trained, equipped, and funded the Afghan army in such a way that it was _not possible_ for it to function without US support? And then pulled the plug? It was set up so that it could _never_ fight independently. The whole structure was based on highly paid contractors supporting high-tech equipment, and supplying logistics. When the US switched that off, they were left without even ammunition for their rifles. They assumed that the contractors would remain, and the US would continue to support them, even after pulling out. They found out that they were being totally abandoned only a few weeks before the pullout. Bagram was the turning point. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-morally-failed-afghanistan/948636)._