The collapse of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces was not a conventional military defeat, but the inevitable culmination of two decades of systemic institutional failure and deep-seated corruption. This internal rot—characterized by pervasive patronage, diverted supplies, and "ghost soldiers"—was masked by superficial readiness metrics, leaving the military structurally dependent on U.S. support and unable to survive its withdrawal.

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