The Taliban Intelligence

The collapse of the Afghan state on August 15, 2021, is attributed to corrupt leadership and a failure to heed intelligence assessments, marking a significant moment in modern state history. The U.S. efforts to rebuild Afghanistan, initiated in 2001, ended in failure with the signing of the Doha Agreement. The Taliban's rise to power has resulted in a weak security structure, as they replace the National Directorate of Security with the General Directorate of Intelligence, which faces internal challenges amid ongoing instability.