ADF chief surprised by speed of Afghanistan’s ‘cascade collapse’ to the Taliban

General Angus Campbell believes fall was sped up by departure of Afghan president and some interesting force deployment choices'

The chief of the Australian defence force says he was surprised by the speed of Afghanistan's collapse to the Taliban - but it was accelerated by some interesting force deployment choices".

While conceding the cascade collapse" occurred faster than anticipated, General Angus Campbell praised the ADF personnel who had helped airlift more than 4,000 people out of Kabul, saying the figure was way beyond" initial expectations.