Germany withdrew it’s last troops from Afghanistan.

The 2021 Taliban offensive and events leading up to it.
Airstrikes are akin to stopping ants with firecrackers, looks cool but not effective.
The Afghan government defense ministry put out a press release stating they’ve stopped a Taliban advance in Kaldar, Balkh. The problem is Kaldar was neither Taliban controlled, nor contested, it was one of the few government controlled districts.
They may think they’re putting this out as a government victory, but if a government controlled district is where they’ve stopped the Taliban advance, the situation is worse for them than they’re letting on.