Washington [US], August 20 (ANI): US embassy officials in Kabul warned Washington’s top officials about the collapse of the Afghan government in July, media reports said Thursday.

In July, nearly 20 US officials at the Kabul embassy warned of the collapse of Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other Afghan governments shortly after the withdrawal of US troops was completed, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The cable was sent through the State Department’s Secret Dissent Channel. The Cable warned of the Taliban’s rapid acquisition of territory and the subsequent collapse of Afghan security forces and provided recommendations on how to mitigate the crisis and accelerate evacuation, the Wall Street Journal said two people said. Said that.

The cable, dated 13 July, also demanded that the State Department use more stringent language to describe the atrocities committed by the Taliban, one said.

Confidential US officials have told the State Department that the Taliban’s aggressive progress may not be stopped by Afghan government forces.

Officials have also informed Washington that they need to support the United States and begin collecting data on Afghans who qualify for special immigrant visas. They also urged Washington to begin the evacuation process by August 1, not exceeding it.

The Wall Street Journal added that nearly 23 officials have signed a cable to Blinken and Policy Planning Director Salman Ahmad. (ANI)