Wilkinson, Tracy (2021年8月13日). “U.S. troops' return to Afghanistan has ominous parallel to recent history in Iraq”. 2021年8月16日閲覧。 “Government soldiers have surrendered en masse, bequeathing the militants thousands of trucks, dozens of armored vehicles, antiaircraft guns, artillery and mortars, seven helicopters (seven others were destroyed) and a number of ScanEagle drones.”