US Intelligence Says The Taliban Is Positioning Itself For A Large-Scale Offensive At The Moment The US - NATO Mission Officially Ends

The withdrawal from #Afghanistan is fast becoming an unmitigated disaster -- and the lack of foresight to its consequences are palpably clear.

That DOD is planning for a possible "fall of #Kabul" speaks for itself. It's #Iraq all over again. https://t.co/1vuREFsw4R

— Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) June 10, 2021

Wall Street Journal: Afghan Soldiers Gird for Taliban to Attack Cities After the U.S. Leaves 

Losing U.S. air support will cost government troops a crucial edge against the militants, who are poised outside several provincial capitals 

ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan—The Taliban are encircling Afghan police and army positions and encroaching on government-held territory, positioning themselves for large-scale offensives against major population centers while waiting for the last American troops to depart Afghanistan. 

The insurgents are pushing their advantage on the battlefield ahead of a full U.S. exit, even as they continue peace talks with the Afghan government in Doha, Qatar. 

President Biden has said the withdrawal would be completed by Sept. 11. Other American officials indicate the remaining U.S. presence—and the vital air support they provide Afghan government forces—will be gone much sooner, maybe as early as next month. 

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Update: Pentagon Says Afghan Exit Over Half Complete, But Mulls Leaving Security "Footprint" (Zero Hedge).  

WNU Editor: This is what happened in Afghanistan when the Soviet forces left the country in the 1980s. Within two years the entire Afghan government and army collapsed. Two of my cousins served in the Soviet military in Afghanistan. They are predicting a disaster in that country by the end of summer next year.