But the Afghan resistance movement is no match for the Taliban’s military might.
Tag: Afghan National Army
This Is Life in Rural Afghanistan After the Taliban Takeover
Since the Taliban takeover, much of Afghanistan’s countryside has seen a big drop in violence after 20 years of fighting. “It has been a long time now since a bullet hit our homes.”
In Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley, Taliban Resistance Faces Long Odds
For now, the fighters have merely two assets: a narrow valley with a history of repelling invaders and the legacy of a storied mujahedeen commander.
Why the Afghan Military Collapsed So Quickly
The Taliban’s rapid advance has made clear that U.S. efforts to turn Afghanistan’s military into a robust, independent fighting force have failed, with its soldiers feeling abandoned by inept leaders.
Taliban Overrun Seventh and Eighth Afghan Provincial Capitals
Local officials said insurgents had flooded Pul-i-Khumri and Faizabad in the north, and Farah in western Afghanistan, making it 9 fallen cities in five days.
Taliban Capture Zaranj, an Afghanistan Provincial Capital, in a Symbolic Victory
Zaranj, on the Afghanistan-Iran border, was the first provincial capital to be captured by the insurgents since the Biden administration said it would completely withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan.
Afghan War Casualty Report: July 2021
At least 161 Afghan security forces and 24 civilians were killed in Afghanistan in the first eight days of July.
Departure of U.S. Contractors Poses Problems for Afghan Military
It is not just U.S. troops who are withdrawing from Afghanistan. Thousands of private contractors — who help keep the Afghan Air Force flying, among other tasks — are leaving as well.
At Empty Afghanistan Bases, Echoes of a Long War
As the United States withdraws its forces from Afghanistan, a former Marine who became a Times reporter sees only traces of what several camps used to be.
Afghan War Casualty Report: January 2021
At least 49 pro-government forces and 15 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan so far this month.