Month: August 2021

Herat residents including children escaping from clashes.

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Helmand government official confirms the Afghan air force bombed the Lashkargah hospital.

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The “peace square” in Lashkargah, Helmand was destroyed in an airstrike this afternoon. I guess that means peace is off the table.

In better times.

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Forget the kinetic war, the Afghan government can’t even win the propaganda war.

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The moment when Taliban captured the “peace square” in Lashkargah, Helmand central square. The governor’s office is nearby.

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Taliban captured PD9 in Lashkargah, Helmand, also claim to have captured PD6 and PD7, and fighting is ongoing in PD1. Biden’s less than effective “Over the Horizon” strategy might need to include additional bombing runs.

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