Tag: 2021 Taliban offensive

Taliban launched another offensive in Taluqan, Takhar.

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An elderly participating in clashes in Taluqan, Takhar.

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Clashes in Taluqan, Takhar.

These look like local irregulars to me, militia or police.

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You can kill Taliban all day long, but this is the real game.

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Afghanistan should have elected a taller president (or one smart enough to not take pictures standing next to a scowling giant).

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At least three police districts under siege in Kandahar city.

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Taliban captured Dand, Kandahar.

Another Taliban force from Shah Wali Kot is expected to approach Kandahar city from the northeast. With government forces focusing on protecting the city, Kanadahar airfield has become vulnerable.

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AAF airstrike somewhere between Kandahar City, and Dand, Kandahar.

The common belief that the Taliban will struggle in cities is wrong. When Trump liberated cities like Raqqah, Syria and Mosul, Iraq from ISIS, he did so at a great cost in armaments, to infrastructure and buildings, and yes to civilians, though they had largely already fled.

If the Taliban take root in an urban environment, the Afghan Air Force, one of the few advantages the Afghan government has in this conflict, won’t be able to easily dislodge them.

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