Despite dwindling resistance to the Taliban advance, a Pentagon spokesman insisted that Afghan government forces could still fight back.
Tag: Afghan National Security Forces
An Anti-Taliban Warlord Surrenders. He May Not Be the Last.
The surrender of Ismail Khan, the only warlord who posed a serious threat to the insurgents in the western region of the country, could be a sign that others may soon switch allegiances.
Afghanistan Collapse Accelerates as the Taliban Capture 3 Vital Cities
Kandahar, Lashkar Gah and Herat have now fallen to the insurgents, who are racing to seize control of the entire country.
Could the Taliban Take Over Afghanistan? Here’s What We Know.
The Taliban seized nine cities over six days in a major escalation of their military offensive. Here’s what you need to know.
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.
Under Taliban Siege, 2nd-Largest Afghan City Is Struggling
For the past month, Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city, has been under siege by Taliban fighters. Families stuck between them and government forces have almost nowhere to go.
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: August 2021
At least 115 Afghan security forces and 58 civilians were killed in Afghanistan in the first five days of August.
Key Afghan City in Danger of Falling to the Taliban
Government reinforcements arrived Saturday in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand Province, but people were fleeing their homes and a hospital in the city had been bombed.
Back to Militias, the Chaotic Afghanistan Way of War
Concerned by the Taliban’s offensive, regional power brokers are again recruiting and arming volunteer militias. But some fear the quick fix will lead to a wider breakdown.