1) Following two decades of hapless US efforts at nation-building, Afghanistan continues to predictably collapse. Yesterday, the Taliban seized Herat, the country’s third largest city, and a strategically pivotal regional capital. In addition, they took control of Kandahar, the country’s second largest city and the spiritual birthplace of the Taliban movement. The insurgents have, with lightning speed, taken control of 13 provincial capitals in just the past week. The astonishing pace of their advance has altered the timetable for the Taliban’s full takeover of the country; it is now measured in days (at best, weeks), rather than months.
3 things to think about today (August 13th)
3 things to think about today (August 13th)
3 things to think about today (August 13th)
1) Following two decades of hapless US efforts at nation-building, Afghanistan continues to predictably collapse. Yesterday, the Taliban seized Herat, the country’s third largest city, and a strategically pivotal regional capital. In addition, they took control of Kandahar, the country’s second largest city and the spiritual birthplace of the Taliban movement. The insurgents have, with lightning speed, taken control of 13 provincial capitals in just the past week. The astonishing pace of their advance has altered the timetable for the Taliban’s full takeover of the country; it is now measured in days (at best, weeks), rather than months.