Taliban launch first assault on
a provincial capital, with more
government forces surrendering
overnight as Afghanistan's collapse
since NATO withdrawal continues
Posted By: Ribicon, 7/7/2021 9:41:23 AM
The Taliban on Wednesday launched their first assault on a provincial capital in Afghanistan, since waging a major offensive against government forces, local officials said. Fierce fighting has erupted in the western city of Qala-i-Naw, the capital of Badghis, after the militants captured all the surrounding districts of the province. 'The enemy has entered the city, all the districts have fallen. The fighting has started inside the city,' Badghis governor Hessamuddin Shams told reporters in a text message.(Snip)Footage posted online appeared to show Taliban fighters entering the city on motorbikes, several holding guns, with residents lining the streets to welcome them.
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The US government wasted 20 years, a lot of blood, and $2.26 trillion of taxpayer dollars on a fool's errand. No one behind this decision will be held to account because the war was profitable for some.