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2021-09-04 Afghanistan

Taliban sources say last Afghan holdout region has fallen

[Ynet] Three Taliban sources said the Islamist militia had on Friday seized the Panjshir valley north of Kabul, the last province of Afghanistan holding out against it, although a resistance leader denied it had fallen.

"By the grace of Allah Almighty, we are in control of the entire Afghanistan. The troublemakers have been defeated and Panjshir is now under our command," said one Taliban commander.

It was not immediately possible to confirm the reports, but deafening volleys of celebratory gunfire resounded all over Kabul and Facebook accounts were full of mentions of the fall of Panjshir.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-09-04 03:24|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top
File under: Taliban/IEA

#1 ....This made me remember a story I read early last week, which made the suggestion that the Talibs might well have simply called the district admins/commanders directly (they would have known perfectly well how to contact them; and vice versa) and said, more or less:

"Hey, how's it hangin'? We took over last night - didn't you guys get the word? Oh, yeah, I know, those guys in Kabul couldn't get it together to save their goats, y'know? No, no, we won - they're just draggin' it out to look good. Oh yeah, no probs - so look, we'll be to your office about, say, nineish? Good to go, see you then."

If that's even close to true, then it would help explain the even-faster-than-we-thought collapse. Afghans actually don't fight unless they have to - bribery, threats, family ties, and religious connections work a whole lot better and leave the new guys more people to rule/tax.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2021-09-04 07:50|| 2021-09-04 07:50|| Front Page Top

#2 [DM]Afghan resistance fighters come under 'heavy assaults' from 'very well armed' Taliban forces boosted by huge arsenal left behind by US military

Posted by Skidmark 2021-09-04 09:32|| 2021-09-04 09:32|| Front Page Top

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