# Tuesday, February 28, 2023 ![rw-book-cover](https://www.thecipherbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/OSR-banner.png) ## Metadata - Author:: [[The Cipher Brief]] - Full Title:: Tuesday, February 28, 2023 - Category: #articles - URL: https://www.thecipherbrief.com/report/report-for-tuesday-february-28-2023?utm_source=Join+the+Community+Subscribers&utm_campaign=295e0f81a8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_02_28_03_34&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-295e0f81a8-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&mc_cid=295e0f81a8&mc_eid=ed9db38536 ## Highlights #### Watchdog Blames Afghan Collapse on Abrupt Withdrawal, Lack of Planning > lays particular blame on the 2020 Doha Agreement under the Trump administration where US troops and contractors agreed to leave Afghanistan for guarantees from the Taliban ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gtce0b30w2a69nsq5hhpckf1)) > The report also says Afghan officials believe the withdrawal under the Biden administration was more abrupt than expected ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gtce0ype12skj6bd240cyt2q)) > Also cited in the report is a figure of $7.2 billion which is the estimated amount of military gear including aircraft, missiles, communication gear and sensitive biometric equipment that was left behind and fell into the hands of the Taliban ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gtce1ya1wpt16hpbv0yqfdnh)) # Tuesday, February 28, 2023 ![rw-book-cover](https://www.thecipherbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/OSR-banner.png) ## Metadata - Author:: [[The Cipher Brief]] - Full Title:: Tuesday, February 28, 2023 - Category: #articles - URL: https://www.thecipherbrief.com/report/report-for-tuesday-february-28-2023?utm_source=Join+the+Community+Subscribers&utm_campaign=295e0f81a8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_02_28_03_34&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-295e0f81a8-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&mc_cid=295e0f81a8&mc_eid=ed9db38536 ## Highlights #### Watchdog Blames Afghan Collapse on Abrupt Withdrawal, Lack of Planning > lays particular blame on the 2020 Doha Agreement under the Trump administration where US troops and contractors agreed to leave Afghanistan for guarantees from the Taliban ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gtce0b30w2a69nsq5hhpckf1)) > The report also says Afghan officials believe the withdrawal under the Biden administration was more abrupt than expected ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gtce0ype12skj6bd240cyt2q)) > Also cited in the report is a figure of $7.2 billion which is the estimated amount of military gear including aircraft, missiles, communication gear and sensitive biometric equipment that was left behind and fell into the hands of the Taliban ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gtce1ya1wpt16hpbv0yqfdnh))