Because that wasn't the truth from whoever was pushing, probably to paint a prettier picture than the true reality.
The "US Afghanistan" govt has collapsed and the Taliban are the new chiefs in town.
Oh come on. Once Ghani fled that was it. Things are evolving quickly. It's not some big conspiracy. All reports have been dire.
Yep. They were wrong. The us Intel agencies are wrong on important topics quite often. The predictions went from 1month away to 72 hours to it's already taken within days.