Brothers in arms.

"Mark Milley, former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, and Kenneth McKenzie, who led US Central Command," and who "led the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 have testified to Congress." Predictably, "they said that both the Biden and Trump administrations had had a role in the disastrous withdrawal, as had the administrations that preceded them." "Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani's decision to flee the country as the Taliban marched toward Kabul was then 'the straw that broke the camel's back'." BBC. In short, everyone except the US army, which is very adept at indiscriminate killing, but flees in total panic in defeat, as it did from Saigon in Vietnam in April 1975. Britannica. Stories to whitewash the rout as a heroic withdrawal are belied by photographs from that time showing the total disarray. google. Surely, the generals are responsible for, "Approximately $7 billion of military equipment the US transferred to the Afghan government over the course of 16 years was left behind in Afghanistan after the US completed its withdrawal," and "The equipment is now in a country that is controlled by the very enemy the US was trying to drive out over the past two decades: the Taliban." CNN. Naturally, the Taliban "fired heavy weapons at Pakistani forces along the border in retaliation" after Pakistani air strikes in Afghanistan killed 5 women and 3 children. Reuters. On 16 March, "Militants attacked a military post in Pakistan near Afghanistan" "killing seven security force members, Pakistan's military said." "Pakistani government and security officials say attacks have risen in recent months, many of them claimed by the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) and launched from Afghan soil." Reuters. Pakistan should have been more careful because they got what they wished for (idioms). "The Pakistani establishment was ecstatic at the Taliban victory in Afghanistan in August 2021. Having backed them for over 25 years, they expected a friendly, if not pliable regime in Kabul." But, "much to Pakistan's chagrin, the Taliban government has repeatedly questioned the Durand Line as the border between the two countries. There have been instances of Afghan forces damaging the fence erected by Pakistan along it." "Frustrated with Taliban response, Pakistan" "imposed restrictions on Afghan transit trade through its territory," "threatens to introduce visas for Afghans to enter its territory," and "expelled around half a million Afghans living illegally on its soil without due process and compensation," wrote Sharat Sabharwal. Pakistan's chagrin is doubled because its 'good Taliban' has turned rogue. "Once lauded as the 'good Taliban' for refraining from carrying out attacks against Pakistan's security forces, (Hafiz Gul) Bahadur's group finds itself labeled 'bad Taliban' due to its role in the recent terror attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's southern region." Dawn. The Taliban was born from the Mujahideen in the early 1990s and the Mujahideen were supported by the US and Pakistan. CFR. Both the US and Pakistan are losers. Generals Milley and McKenzie should be proud. After all, they are brothers in arms.