Poorly led and riddled with corruption, the Afghan army was overrun in a matter of weeks
have 80,000 troops in comparison with a nominal 300,699 serving the Afghan government, yet the whole country has been effectively overrun in a matter of weeks as military commanders surrendered without a fight in a matter of hours.
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