Taliban detonate IED near Ismail Khan’s men in Herat city, yell at them to surrender.
Tag: 2021 Taliban offensive
The 2021 Taliban offensive and events leading up to it.
Ismail Khan has piqued the interest of the US ambassador in Kabul.
Many progressives who griped about warlords for over the past 20 years have now become their most ardent supporters, almost as if it was never about them being warlords, but about them destroying their precious communist system in the late 70s.
If only communism hadn’t poisoned everything, it would have been such an amazing system, the best thing ever.
Police chief for Lashkargah, Helmand, district one, surrendered to the Taliban a day or two ago after Taliban threatened his family. Not exactly a headline, since surrenders are commonplace.
It’s now reported that he’s identifying police officers, members of ANDSF, and government employees to the Taliban.
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Orphaned in Lashkargah, Helmand
Taliban blow up ANDSF command post in Lashkargah, Helmand, seventh district, a couple of days ago.
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Clashes in Lashkargah, Helmand
USAF airstrike in Lashkargah, Helmand, per MoD.
Unclear if this is the airstrike, but civilian casualties including children reported in airstrike in Lashkargah, Helmand. Images exist, but not going to post the gruesome.
It was unexpected because Ghani expected a Biden bailout.
Nancy Pelosi ran competing diplomacy during the Trump administration, and had assured him to stick with them and that Biden would bail him out after he’s inaugurated. Biden instead bailed out.
The reason for the Ghani / Pelosi press conference was to dispel any confusion as to where Pelosi now stands.
Sorry, buddy. You got played.
They did make a cute couple though.