A | On the one-year anniversary of US forces’ hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan after a 20-year deployment, there is renewed focus on the decision-making made by the Joe Biden administration that resulted in the swift fall of the Afghan government and the eventual return to power of the Taliban* Islamist group.,With the Democratic POTUS’ approval rating hitting historic lows and eating away at his party’s November midterm prospects, it is commonly believed that his handling of the Afghan crisis at the time of the pull-out created the momentum that began to drag down Americans’ confidence in Biden’s leadership.,The United States-led military offensive "Operation Enduring Freedom" was originally launched by former US President George W. Bush in pursuit of terrorists from Al Qaeda** - including leader Osama bin Laden - for masterminding the September 11, 2001 attacks in the US.,At the time, a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamist terrorist group Al Qaeda killed 2,996 people in the US as hijackers crashed two planes into the World Trade Center, hijacking another that failed to reach its target, crashing in Shanksville, Pa., and a third that struck the west side of the Pentagon.,© AP Photo / AMY SANCETTASmoke billows from the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center before they collapsed on September 11, 2001 in New York, NYSmoke billows from the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center before they collapsed on September 11, 2001 in New York, NY© AP Photo / AMY SANCETTA,After suspicion fell onto Al Qaeda, the United States responded by launching the War on Terror and invading Afghanistan under the pretext that the Taliban had failed to comply with Washington’s demands to expel Al Qaeda from the country and extradite the terrorist group’s leader, Osama bin Laden. American-led forces overthrew the Kabul-based Taliban government, which had been in control of large parts of the country since 1996.,Bin Laden was eventually killed nearly a decade later, in 2011, by a group of Navy SEALs who raided his compound in Pakistan. As Washington's attempt to impose Western ideas and forms of government on the country increasingly failed and the situation deteriorated for the Western-backed government in Kabul, the Donald Trump administration opened peace talks with the Taliban.,In February 2020, the Donald Trump administration signed an agreement in Doha, Qatar, between the US and the Taliban on drawing down US involvement based on a "reduction in violence." The "Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan" set out a series of commitments from the US and the Taliban regarding troop levels, counterterrorism, and intra-Afghan dialogue seeking to bring about "a permanent and comprehensive ceasefire.",The deal stipulated a deadline of May 1 the next year for all US troops to leave the country.,However, in April 2021, President Joe Biden, just seven months into his presidency, unilaterally deviated from the peace deal by extending the timeframe to September 11 and ordered all troops to withdraw from the country by an end of August 2021 deadline, with his decision triggering chaos and bloodshed.,‘Failed Intel’,As the US military began their pull-out, sending home troops and equipment, the emboldened Taliban proceeded with a lightening-swift onslaught. They took over huge swathes of the country, facing little resistance and picking up weapons and vehicles paid for by the US government which Afghan government troops left behind.,US 'Lost Track' of Afghan War Aims, Says Retired Marine General12 August, 17:00 GMT,Afghan officials, including the country’s president, Ashraf Ghani, fled, as the country’s capital, Kabul, was taken over by the militants on August 15, 2021 in a matter of hours.,None of the US intelligence assessments had predicted such a swift collapse, with American officials insisting in June that Kabul could capitulate within six to 12 months after the start of the withdrawal. Amid reports of failed intel forecasts, then-Pentagon spokesman John Kirby acknowledged that security in some parts of Afghanistan was “certainly deteriorating, and that’s of concern.” Washington continued to emphasize “commitment to the people of Afghanistan” and the goal of “ensuring that Afghanistan never again becomes a safe haven for terrorist groups who pose a threat to the US homeland.”,Amid the developments, the Biden administration debated whether to delay the American departure from Bagram Air Base, 35 miles north of Kabul, but eventually opted to go ahead. Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, had told the House Armed Services Committee that “it is not necessary for the United States to stay at Bagram for what we’re going to try to do here with Afghanistan.”,Civilians Caught in Crossfire,As the Taliban regained full control, more than 120,000 people, including Afghans and foreigners, were frantically evacuated in a vast airlift operation from Kabul International airport. Thousands of Afghan citizens desperately sought to flee the country in fear of the Islamist group’s return to rule.,Exclusive- A clear video (from other angle) of men falling from C-17. They were Clinging to some parts of the plane that took off from Kabul airport today. #Talibans #Afghanistan #Afghanishtan pic.twitter.com/CMNW5ngqrK— Aśvaka - آسواکا News Agency (@AsvakaNews) August 16, 2021,Searing images from the capital’s airport showed desperate people trying to cling to the wings of planes that were taking off amid the huge airlift operation. Many Afghans who collaborated with the occupying US forces and feared retribution from the Islamist group were left behind in the hasty evacuation. Between 100 and 200 Americans remained in Afghanistan, despite wanting to get out.,© AP Photo / Wali SabawoonSmoke rises from a deadly explosion outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. Smoke rises from a deadly explosion outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. © AP Photo / Wali Sabawoon,Furthermore, 13 US troops were killed on August 26 in a suicide bomb attack blamed on an Afghan offshoot of Daesh***.,The explosive device detonated by a single bomber who was able to approach Kabul International Airport's Abbey Gate killed at least 170 Afghan civilians and 13 US service members. The bomber was not stopped as Afghans had begun using alternate routes to the gate due to the difficulty of getting through Taliban checkpoints.,In another deadly incident that marred the withdrawal, a botched US drone strike killed 10 civilians - seven of them children - on August 29.,WorldCIA Reportedly Warned US Military of Likely Presence of Children Near Afghan Drone Strike Target 19 September 2021, 08:56 GMT,The US claimed it had been targeting a Daesh operative with a car full of explosives linked to the terrorist group’s affiliate, planning an imminent attack on American forces during the final days of the evacuation. However, the man turned out to be a longtime Afghan aid worker, Zamarai Ahmadi, employed by Nutrition and Education International, a nongovernmental organization focused on food security.,Approximately three weeks after the strike, the military acknowledged its "tragic mistake," yet a subsequent Air Force review around the strike found "no violation of law, including the law of war.",The last US aircraft left Kabul on August 30, 2021.,AfghanistanKirby Under Fire After He 'Takes Issue With Premise' US Handed Afghanistan to 'Terrorist Group'3 August, 09:54 GMT,Joe Biden’s administration faced bipartisan criticism for the Afghan withdrawal.,On August 17, just two days after the fall of Kabul, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan promised the White House would “conduct an extensive hot wash” and “look at every aspect of this from top to bottom.” But it remains unclear when any progress will be made by the congressionally-ordered bipartisan 16-member commission on the 20-year Afghan war, US media reported.,NBC News: Biden Admin Prepping Unified Message on Anniversary of Botched Afghan Withdrawal11 July, 16:09 GMT,The White House is believed to have geared up for congressional investigations into the Afghanistan withdrawal if Republicans win the House or the Senate in November’s midterm elections, according to sources cited in US media reports.,* The Taliban is an organization under UN sanctions over terrorist activities.,**Al-Qaeda is a terrorist group banned in Russia and many other countries.,*** Daesh, also known as ISIS/IS/Islamic State, is a terrorist group banned in Russia.。
B | 特斯拉目前正在中国招聘员工，中国电动汽车公司也在特斯拉的后院招聘员工。特斯拉首席执行官埃隆•马斯克上周出席了上海工厂的启动仪式，上海工厂成为中国第一家外资汽车工厂。当中国公司在美国招聘特斯拉人才时，十几家中国拥有的电动汽车制造商正在特斯拉硅谷总部附近设立办事处或招聘前特斯拉员工。其中一些资金充足的初创企业甚至没有出售汽车。他们在旧金山湾地区购买工厂，在道路上测试原型，或设立豪华办公室。招聘特斯拉前高管已成为中国电动汽车公司的首要任务。”“每个人都想成为下一个麝香——麝香的中文版，”特斯拉的联合创始人马丁·埃伯哈德说。
C | 在中国电动汽车制造商SF Motors收购了艾伯特的初创公司后，他加入了SF Motors董事会。中国电动汽车制造商在加利福尼亚州法拉第未来的办公室吸引了来自特斯拉的大多数人。这家由前中国亿万富翁贾跃庭（音译）创立的公司去年在加州汉福德（Hanford）一家翻新轮胎厂开始运营，距离特斯拉费蒙工厂约200英里（322公里）。专业社交网站Leadership的数据显示，超过70名法拉第员工在特斯拉工作，但其中一些人在最近的裁员后离职。法拉第还经常声称自己招募了“顶尖人才”，比如特斯拉前知识产权和诉讼主管杰夫·里舍。腾讯控股（Tencent Holdings Inc.）的投资初创企业百腾汽车（Baiten Automobile）最近筹集了5亿美元。汤姆·韦斯纳（TomWessner），前特斯拉（Tesla）高管，被任命为全球供应链高级副总裁，并任命了前苹果设计师杰夫·钟（Jeff Chung）。巴顿是电动汽车公司未来移动化的一个品牌。它在加利福尼亚州圣克拉拉建立了一个办公室，在洛杉矶建立了一个新的人工智能实验室。在洛杉矶，拜顿招募了研发工程师。
D | 贾跃婷在拉斯维加斯发布了FF91U，这是一家新成立的汽车制造商，定期指导中国主要客人参观其硅谷办事处。
E | ”人才在这里，”拜顿的发言人安德鲁·胡西说。
F | 巴顿计划明年在中国推出首款量产汽车，并从明年开始向美国销售电动SUV。据硅谷数据机构Pitchbook称，去年中国电动汽车制造商的风险投资几乎翻了一番，达到64亿美元。
G | 许多特斯拉崇拜者试图与麝香在美国的竞争对手结盟。阿尔伯特•哈德是中国电动汽车初创企业从硅谷招募知名人士的最好例子，尽管他的前雇主SF Motors听起来不像一家中国初创企业。他在圣克拉拉的办公室拥有硅谷的所有标志：乒乓球桌、免费午餐和健身房。2007年，阿尔伯特以未公开的价格将另一家初创企业英威特（Inevit）出售给旧金山汽车（SF Motors），这给中国汽车业增添了西方的亮点，但他没有意识到自己会被一位中国亿万富翁所吸引。顺丰汽车的母公司是中国汽车及零部件制造商重庆小康实业集团。顺丰电机由小康产业董事长张兴海之子经营。旧金山汽车公司在美国展示了SF 7电动汽车，“如果你能将足够多的西方亮点融入到你在中国销售的汽车中，你就可以在同一辆车上多赚30%，”阿尔伯特说，他驾驶他的特斯拉跑车在巴克餐厅（Bucks）吃午饭，这家硅谷餐厅经常有科技大亨光顾。你怎么能得到这些西部片？”亮点在哪里？在硅谷成立一家公司，招募西方人。
H | ”自从特斯拉员工数量激增以来，从特斯拉招聘人才变得越来越容易。马斯克去年10月在推特上说，拥有45000名员工的特斯拉团队打算定期解雇一些高管和其他员工。美国电动汽车公司LuxID汽车公司从北京庆云风险投资公司获得投资，聘请特斯拉汽车工程公司前副总裁Peter Rawlinson担任首席技术官，搬到特斯拉旧金山湾对面一家较大的工厂，并从沙特公共投资基金筹集了10亿美元。特斯拉的中国和北美新闻办公室尚未发表评论。
I | 广州电动汽车制造商小鹏汽车（Xiaopeng Automobile）去年筹集了超过9亿美元的资金，投资者包括阿里巴巴集团（Alibaba Group）、富士康（Foxconn）和IDG Capital。小鹏汽车在谷歌山景城总部附近设立了办事处。公司董事长何小鹏拥有四辆特斯拉汽车。小鹏前特斯拉员工包括机器学习专家顾俊利。去年威莱汽车在美国上市后，其在中国上海的优势使其圣何塞办事处的规模翻了一番。维拉已经向客户交付了超过11000辆汽车，市场价值约70亿美元。据英国联合通讯社报道，已有100多名乌莱汽车公司员工在特斯拉工作。威莱拒绝就公司与特斯拉的联系置评。彭博社（Bloomberg）中国新能源金融与经济研究部（China Research for New Energy Finance and Economics）负责人南南口（Nannan Kou）表示，大多数中国电动汽车制造商都是科技公司，他们的优势不是制造汽车，而是了解中国消费者的行为。”他们的竞争优势在中国，”他说。美国市场对他们来说是一个优势。
J | ”然而，这种地方优势可能会在未来几年受到影响。马斯克说，特斯拉在上海的工厂很可能在年底前生产3型汽车。大众汽车还在中国建立工厂，与当地合作伙伴一起生产电动汽车。此外，中国将开始削减电动汽车补贴。
K | 长期以来，这种补贴一直促使消费者购买电动汽车。”顾南南说：“在硅谷开设办事处和招聘特斯拉前雇员已经不再像以前那样有效了。
L | ”如今，热销车型、酷炫功能、足够的容量和稳定的销售收入是关键。中国的麝香模仿者能否找到在美国销售汽车的方法，这是另一个有待讨论的问题。他们面临着监管、劳动力和供应链方面的挑战。此外，中国电动汽车制造商必须警惕外国汽车制造商在中国挖掘人才。在特斯拉上海工厂的启动仪式上，穆斯克表示，公司目前正在招聘的中国工程师可能最终会成为首席执行官。但阿尔伯哈德说，中国的电动汽车初创企业现在可以坚持引进一点特斯拉光环的战略。”中国市场足够大，他们可以下大赌注。
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