I don't think OP is ignoring the work in progress. What he is questioning is why is agent time being diverted to historical cases, e.g. Jimmy Hoffa and Amelia Earhart, which have minimal impact on current events, when there are more relevant investigations to pursue and prosecute, especially after Patel had reassigned one quarter of his agents to work on immigration enforcement.

Especially since Patel reassigned one fourth of his FBI agents to immigration pursuits, I would rather have every remaining agent working on preventing the next terrorist attack, stopping human trafficking, uncovering foreign and domestic spies, stopping illegal arms trade, exposing fraud and abuse, protecting government officials, preventing voting interference, etc, than tracking down whodunit in hundred year old cases.

If you can't remember what happened only five years ago, you are a fucking moron.

 
AI Overview
President Donald Trump’s administration signed a deal with the Taliban in February 2020 that is widely criticized for excluding the Afghan government and for provisions related to the release of Taliban prisoners. The deal is often cited as contributing to the collapse of the Afghan government and the swift Taliban takeover that followed the U.S. withdrawal in 2021.  

The 2020 Doha Agreement
Negotiated exclusively with the Taliban: The Trump administration deliberately cut the U.S.-backed Afghan government out of the talks, even though the government was a U.S. ally. The Taliban had long refused to negotiate directly with what they called the "American puppet" government in Kabul. This exclusion severely weakened the Afghan government and undermined its legitimacy.

Taliban prisoner release: The agreement included a "confidence-building measure" for a prisoner swap. It called for the Afghan government to release 5,000 Taliban prisoners in exchange for the Taliban releasing 1,000 captured Afghan security forces.

Afghan government objections: The Afghan government under President Ashraf Ghani was not a party to this agreement and was highly reluctant to release the prisoners, especially hardened fighters with serious offenses.
Taliban bolstered: Under intense pressure from the U.S., the Afghan government eventually released the prisoners. The move released many senior Taliban commanders back to the battlefield, providing a significant boost to the Taliban's fighting and organizing capabilities.

Conditional withdrawal: The deal set a timeline for the phased withdrawal of all U.S. and NATO troops within 14 months, contingent on the Taliban preventing Afghanistan from being used as a base for terrorist groups.
Ignored conditions: Critics say the Trump administration proceeded with talks despite intelligence indicating the Taliban did not intend to honor its commitments, such as fully severing ties with al-Qaeda.
Limited options for Biden: When the Biden administration took office, the deal left it with few options other than to proceed with the withdrawal or break the agreement and potentially restart attacks against U.S. troops.  

Criticisms of the deal
Weakened Afghan morale: The agreement, particularly the mandatory prisoner release and the exclusion of the Afghan government, severely damaged the morale of Afghan security forces.
Legitimized the Taliban: By negotiating directly with the Taliban and sidelining the Afghan government, the U.S. effectively gave the insurgent group the international credibility they had long sought.
Set the stage for collapse: Senior U.S. military officials have since testified that the Doha agreement was a critical factor leading to the rapid collapse of the Afghan government in 2021. General Frank McKenzie, the head of U.S. Central Command at the time, stated that the deal had a "morale-depleting effect" on the Afghan military.  

 
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