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The Taliban are riding the high wave, and it’s been happening for nearly three months.
The beginning of August, however, was significant in many ways.
So far, the group has captured 65% of Afghanistan and have taken or threaten to take 11 provincial capitals of the country’s 34.
Faizabad, in the northeastern province of Badakhshan, on August 11th became the ninth capital to be seized by the Taliban.
Since August 6th, the group has also captured Faizabad, Farah, Pul-e-Khumri, Sar-e-Pul, Sheberghan, Aybak, Kunduz, Taluqan and Zaranj.
Fighting continues to be extremely intense in Kandahar city.
The Afghan Armed Forces are providing a semblance of resistance in some parts, especially in the besieged northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif. President Ashraf Ghani visited the city to rally the troops, it appears to have had some result, but it all seems too little too late.
All gateways to Kabul, which lies in a valley surrounded by mountains, were choked with civilians fleeing violence.
The Afghan interior minister said that Afghanistan is arming local groups as part of a wider three-phase plan to fight back against the Taliban’s advances.
Taliban fighters could isolate Afghanistan’s capital in 30 days and possibly take it over in 90, US intelligence estimated.
The new assessment of how long Kabul could stand is a result of the rapid gains the Taliban had been making around the country as US-led foreign forces leave.
This all comes down to how the fighting will progress from now on. The Afghanistan’s government is attempting to shake things up, with the chief of staff of the army, as well as the commander of the special operations corps being shuffled.
The information coming out of Afghanistan is mostly one-sided, with Taliban capturing more cities and districts, as well as boasting of their various successes.
On August 11, the Taliban seized a Mi-35 attack helicopter that was left behind by the Afghan government forces at Kunduz Airport in northeastern Afghanistan.
Footage from different parts of Kunduz confirms that the Taliban seized at least dozens of military vehicles, mainly US-made Humvees.
Furthermore, the Taliban downed an Iranian surveillance drone over the southwestern province of Farah. The group released photos showing the wreckage of the drone, that was identified as an Iranian-made Qods Mohajer-2N.
The Taliban’s recent advance in the southwestern and northwestern parts of Afghanistan created an influx of refugees to Iran. Despite maintaining some low-level relations with the Taliban, Tehran appears to be preparing for the worst-case scenario.
As such, Tehran likely also expects the Taliban to be victorious in the fight for Afghanistan, and needs to keep a close eye, similarly to what Russia, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan are doing, to protect their borders and guarantee their security.
Saigon 2.0!
I disagree… It is far more embarrassing for US.
To think, many of these men were children, or newborns when NATO first rolled in to destroy their country.
If they are monsters, they were made so by Western evil.
I remember when Mehdi Bazagan CIA agent was mentioned to take over leadership in Iran in 1979 Khomeini outright rejected the idea Why have cancer cells in your body ie CIA agents in the government Same Taliban must follow
By the same token, the Taliban should accept no power sharing deals with the puppet US government.
The entire Afghan ‘government’ should be exiled or tried for treason – they are essentially collaborators with an occupying power.
Rank and file soldiers of the puppet Afghan army should be granted Amnesty, unless guilty of war crimes.
This is a Western principle, so we should all be ok with it …
Remember whiteman talk with forked tongue And USA/Britain/NATO have invaded Afghanistan based on lie and was/is a subtle Racial war Saddest thing I have observed and read is Devious USA/British/ NATO lie about Taliban being taken as the truth and Taliban being Portrayed as being INTRANSIGENT AND NOT WILLING TO COMPROMISE EXACT MANTRA THAT WAS DISHED OUT BY USA AGAINST IRANIAN REVOLUTIONARIES LED BY KHOMEINI in 1979 When CIA tried their level best to impose their Puppet Mehdi Bazergan As compromised Candidate giving illusion of having popular support with their mass media blitz Khomeini flatly refused and Exact positron is by Taliban that GHANI and his gang are CIA/Indian Puppets must go peacefully Talks in Doha are waste of Time If war Criminal Tony Blair can lie in The British Parliament about SADDAM’S WMD what credibility do you give to ZalmI say none
Has nothing to do with racism. It has everything to do with the rare earth minerals.
Wake up, sleepy head.
Rare earth minerals has nothing to do with it.
The USA exported not a single gram of r.e.m in 20 years of occupation.
Ohh no. Not that Saigon scene again.
tali 50 miles from kabul. power lines cut
Hope the US embassy generators are running …
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BREAKING NEWS: US embassy in Kabul tells staff to destroy sensitive documents USA AMBASSADOR AND EMBASSY IN AFGHANISTAN HAVE BEEN MOVED TO WOMEN WASHROOM IN KABUL AIRPORT INSTRUCTED TO WEAR BURKA AND PACKED AND READY FOR A FAST EXIT VIA THE ROOFTOP; ALSO BEN AFLECK HAS BEEN CONSIDERED FOR UPCOMING SAIGON 2 !