The 2021 Taliban offensive and events leading up to it.
The origin of Taliban / Haqqani is both split from Khalis which split from Gulbuddin.
They’re remnants of OG Mujahideen in exile and absorbed some of what remained of other factions, Pakistani conspiracies aside. Someone asked me who they were, so I wanted to write that down while I’m on the topic.
Gulbuddin’s Hizbi Islami coat of arms.
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan coat of arms.
CIA memo from March 2010 discussing how to shore up support for the War in Afghanistan by highlighting stories of refugees, women, drugs, terrorism, and so forth. They use this tactic across the board. If you feel like you’re being emotionally manipulated, you probably are.
Taliban launched counterattack against Andarabians in southeast Baghlan.
The status of Panjshir is being settled in this battlefield as a proxy.
Khalil al-Rahman Haqqani says Ahmad Shah Massoud Jr. pledged allegiance to Taliban.
Letter from Osama bin Laden to Atiyahtullah al Libi wherein Osama instructs the latter to ban his people from killing vice-president Biden stating that Biden is totally unprepared to become president, and would lead the US into a crisis were he to become president.
I mean, he’s not wrong.
Forget drinking water and sanitation, Kabul airport will soon be a breeding ground for COVID, if not already.
Hashmat Ghani pledged allegiance to Taliban, probably wants to keep mining contracts.
While I’m still on the topic of Afghanistan, one of my favorite maps is this map of all the various ethnic groups and tribes that make up Afghanistan. Uniting them all under one flag is next to impossible.
