US deserves big share of blame for Afghanistan military disaster

Analysis: White House accused of unfairly pointing finger at Afghan military after decades of mismanaging war effort

As one provincial capital after another has fallen to the Taliban, the message from Washington to the Afghans facing the onslaught has been that their survival is in their own hands.

They've got to fight for themselves, fight for their nation," Joe Biden said. Jen Psaki, the White House spokeswoman, added: They have what they need. What they need to determine is whether they have the political will to fight back."