“They literally sold us out, there was no government resistance.”
Afghans in Herat and Kandahar express shock and anger at the swift fall of their cities to the Taliban aje.io/xwtfsj
Taliban launches multi-pronged assault on Mazar-i-Sharif as it resumes a rapid offensive to capture more cities and provinces across the country.
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“The message from the international community to those on the warpath must be clear: seizing power through military force is a losing proposition.”
- Antonio Guterres, UN secretary-general ⤵️ aje.io/fdyfgm
BREAKING: Afghan President Ghani vows to fight Taliban offensive aje.io/fh8u8h
Transition to different government still a possibility:
“This is something that the Afghan government proposed a few days ago ... this solution could end the current violence” - Victoria Fontan, American University of Afghanistan.
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President Ashraf Ghani said remobilising the Afghan National Security Forces was a “top priority” and he would find ways to help the thousands of people displaced by fighting ⤵️ aje.io/q4f2zx
President Ghani no longer ‘in control’, says analyst:
“It’s not about President Ghani anymore, it’s about making the transition as bloodlessly, as orderly and as swiftly as possible,” says Haroun Rahimi, a law professor.
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Taliban captures key city of Mazar-i-Sharif, the country’s fourth largest city, giving the group control over all northern Afghanistan.
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