Taliban captured Arghandab, Kandahar.
Tag: 2021 Taliban offensive
The 2021 Taliban offensive and events leading up to it.
Killing Taliban doesn’t hurt the sponsor. Pain has to be applied where it matters.
They won’t do that, call their bluff, and even if they did, control over Spin Boldak, Kandahar is an imperative as it’s crucial to both sides.
Customs cash captured by Taliban in Spin Boldak, Kandahar.
No matter who’s in charge, the one thing all governments, be it an Islamic emirate or a western style democracy, have in common is that they all love taxation. Roads don’t pay for themselves, you know.
Taliban captured Spin Boldak, Kandahar, the border crossing with Pakistan, the first time they’ve controlled it since 2001.
The people recording aren’t Taliban, they’re sightseeing.
Taliban above the captured Musa Khel, Khost district center and associated abandoned outposts.
Taliban captured Musa Khel, Khost
Taliban captured Musa Khel, Khost.
Clashes in Spin Boldak, Kandahar, the border with Pakistan.
There are unconfirmed reports that the Taliban have taken control of the border crossing. Taliban want to control all border crossings to cut off customs revenue to Kabul.
Clashes in western outskirts of Kandahar city.
ANA clashing with Taliban in Qala-e-Naw, Badghis.