Long War Journal: Afghanistan at risk of collapse as Taliban storms the north
Afghanistan is at risk of complete collapse after the Taliban has made dramatic gains in recent days, striking at the heart of the Afghan government’s base of power in the north while seizing control of large areas of the country – often unopposed by government forces.
The security situation has deteriorated rapidly. In the lax six days alone, the Taliban has taken control of 38 of Afghanistan’s 407 districts – nearly 10 percent of the country – and most all of them in critical areas.
In all, the Taliban currently controls 195 districts and contests another 129 districts, according to the real time assessments by FDD’s Long War Journal.
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WNU Editor: We are witnessing the collapse of the Afghan army in real time. They are not even fighting. At this rate the Taliban will be in control of most of Afghanistan, and all the urban centers will be under siege, by the official U.S. departure date of September 11. There is also the very real chance that the U.S. may be forced to flee the country before President Biden's declared September 11 departure date.
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t_is_F
"...the U.S. may be forced to flee the country before President Biden's declared September 11 departure date."
"I want to talk about happy things,"
"I'm not going to answer any more questions about Afghanistan,"
"Look, It's the LABOR DAY WEEKEND"
"I'm concerned that you guys are asking me questions that I'll answer next week. This is a holiday weekend, I'm going to celebrate it. There's great things happening."
- Joe Bite Me
Biden grows visibly frustrated with questions on Afghanistan: 'I want to talk about happy things'
No they are not about to seize anything.
Even after the Soviets pulled out , the Afghan gov was able to hold on for a couple of years
It won't be a couple of years this time, Ron. I base my opinion on the Taliban has about 16 billion in funding a year form drugs, charity and other sources. They do not have that as an insurgent force in the 1990s. They also have been fight longer. They have adapted. In the 80s and early 90s the Pakistani establishment backed a dick of an engineering student called Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, because they felt they could control him. They gave him lots of money, he made an ass of himself killing people, but he never went anywhere.
The Taliban is bigger and has broader support. In the early 90s the Paks switched horses form asshole Gulbuddin Hekmatyar to the Taliban, which they created or coopted.
Xi shook hands with the Afghan president. He also said he would do business with the Taliban. I wonder if China can affect the outcome or want to affect the outcome. China has a land route to Kabul over rough terrain. Do they want to spend the resources or are they content to see how it plays out for a year?
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