In the face of Taliban attack, Afghanistan's old government and army disintegrated in August of this year. The information is said to have been conveyed to the Pentagon by the ambassador. The charges were issued on Friday by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), a US government watchdog. [Source: Reuters]
According to SIGAR officer John Sopko, if the material that the US State Department and the Pentagon withheld was made public, a clear picture of what transpired in August would be accessible. That information must be made public in order to have an understanding of the situation in Afghanistan.