As Afghan Cities Fall to Taliban, Brutal New Chapter Unfolds

[Rustyeye77]

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/08/world/asia/taliban-kunduz-afghanistan.html

The Taliban flag flying in the main square in Kunduz on Sunday






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Aug. 8, 2021
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban seized three Afghan cities on Sunday, including the commercial hub of Kunduz, officials said, escalating a sweeping offensive that has claimed five provincial capitals in three days and shown how little control the government has over the country without American military power to protect it.

Never before in 20 years of war had the Taliban directly assaulted more than one provincial capital at a time. Now, three fell on Sunday alone — Kunduz, Sar-i-Pul and Taliqan, all in the north — and even more populous cities are under siege, in a devastating setback for the Afghan government.

The fall of these cities is taking place just weeks before U.S. forces are set to complete a total withdrawal from Afghanistan, laying bare a difficult predicament for President Biden.


Since the U.S. withdrawal began, the Taliban have captured more than half of Afghanistan’s 400-odd districts, according to some assessments. And their recent attacks on provincial capitals have violated the 2020 peace deal between the Taliban and the United States. Under that deal, which laid the path for the American withdrawal, the Taliban committed to not attacking provincial centers like Kunduz

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The bloodbath is just getting started.

The world should act.

[SoonerPride]

1. The world did act.

Enough is enough.

It is not our concern.

If you are that worried about it, you are welcome to go volunteer.

America has spent enough blood and treasure on that quagmire.

ENOUGH.

[multigraincracker]

2. Time for China take over.

USSR then USA and now China. They have the ground troops to control it.

[SoonerPride]

3. If they want they can annex the entire thing. Fine by me.

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

8. Only if they go full Mongol on them, Soviets and U.S. Not brutal enough to sway tribes for long

Tribes will come together to fight outsiders, then go back to normal 13th century tribal savagery when outside threat leaves.

and so it goes...

[mbmsr]

5. I completely Agree!!

I feel so bad for the innocent civilian of Afghanistan ,but is tribal culture and they been fighting for centuries so unless you want stay for hundreds of years nothing is going to change!

[SoonerPride]

7. Welcome to DU

[Calculating]

4. The world should act?

Well what are you waiting for? Head on over there and help fight the Taliban.

[dalton99a]

6. We gave Afghanistan $140 billion to deal with these thugs

Illiterate, sandal wearing, AK-47 carrying thugs in Toyota pickups

[XanaDUer2]

9. ironic they want a return to the past

minus trucks and guns.