Taliban takeover of Afghanistan

PapaDragon wrote:
Gotta say that I do greatly respect that  C-17 crew that hauled those 600+ people

They just said: ''F*ck it, this is happening'' and hit the throttle    

How the Taliban stormed across Afghanistan in ten days

he Taliban swept across Afghanistan in just 10 days, taking control of towns and cities across the country.

Taliban fighters took their first provincial capital on 6 August - and by 15 August, they were at the gates of Kabul.

Their lightning advance prompted tens of thousands of people to flee their homes, many arriving in the Afghan capital, others heading for neighbouring countries.

And there was chaos in Kabul, as President Ashraf Ghani fled the country and thousands of his countrymen and women tried to do likewise.

US troops depart
Emboldened by the withdrawal of US and other international forces, in June, the Taliban already controlled large parts of the country.

But after 6 August, their advance accelerated with a new momentum.

Control maps of Afghanistan 6 Aug and 15 Aug
Provincial capitals toppled in quick succession.

By 8 August, the Taliban had taken control in Kunduz.

Herat, Lashkar Gah and Kandahar followed within a few days.

Mapping the Taliban advance
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Afghan forces collapse
Despite 20 years of outside support, billions of dollars of funding, an extensive programme of training and US air support, the Afghan security forces largely collapsed.

In some areas, they did stand and fight.

In Lashkar Gah, Afghan troops were pinned back in key positions, as the Taliban attacked repeatedly.

Hundreds of commandos were sent in to restore order - but when the Taliban detonated a massive car bomb outside the police headquarters, on 11 August, the battle was largely over.

Maps of where the security forces fought and where they fled. Updated 17 Aug.
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In many areas, Afghan units that found themselves running out of ammunition and other supplies simply fled.

Troops armed and trained by the US to safeguard ordinary Afghans left them to largely fend for themselves.

And in some places, the authorities agreed to allow the Taliban to take over, to avoid further bloodshed.

In Ghazni, reports suggest the police chief and governor were both allowed to leave the city in return for agreeing to a Taliban takeover.

On 14 August, Mazar-i-Sharif fell to the Taliban, with little resistance from Afghan troops, some of whom left the city and headed for the border with Uzbekistan at Haraitan.

'Humanitarian catastrophe'
By the 15 August, 17,600 people fleeing the Taliban had arrived in Kabul, with thousands more arriving all the time, according to the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

Woman who fled fighting in Kunduz after a rocket hit her house.
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With very little support from the Afghan authorities, many were sleeping rough in parks and other public areas.

Some said they had come from captured towns where the Taliban were killing male family members who had worked for the security forces, and reimposing restrictions on women.

The World Food Programme said the conflict had "all the hallmarks of a humanitarian catastrophe".

Chaos in Kabul
As President Ghani fled the country, US embassy staff were helicoptered out of their heavily fortified compound.

And thousands of people were heading to Kabul airport.


media captionThousands of desperate Afghans descend on Kabul airport
Taliban fighters initially paused outside the city, while emergency talks were held at the presidential palace.

But they then moved in to take full control.

Map of events in Kabul
Uncertain future
Exactly how the Taliban intend to rule remains unclear - and may vary across the country.

Reports from inside Taliban-held territory so far give a mixed picture.

In Balkh, 20km (12 miles) from Mazar-i-Sharif, BBC News found women and girls allowed in public areas unaccompanied - but there were reports of a woman being murdered because of the way she had dressed.

In other places, including a rural northern district near the Tajik border, women have said they are now forced to cover themselves with a burka and cannot go out unaccompanied.

There are also reports of young women being offered to Taliban fighters for forced marriage.

Although, Taliban representatives in Qatar insist this is "a lie".

AlfaT8 wrote:One of the sad fact about Afghanistan is that you could exit Vietnam via either air or sea, in Afghanistan you only had air.  

A pity that this shit went full Saigon, if the U.S simply kept their May withdrawal date they could have avoided this, granted Kabul could have still fallen, but at least they would have avoided this Saigon situation.

On another note, there are actually people who think this is all part of America's big plan.
I was surprised that someone like BlackPigeon would even consider such a notion.
I know there are people who love their country's military, but to assume that this was some competently executed, grand move on the geopolitical chessboard is absolutely nonsensical.

https://www.bitchute.com/video/oeM5VK3XZToX/

PS: thanks for getting the Bitchute links working Garry.

PapaDragon wrote:
No wonder the Taliban were unstoppable, they had Jihad Jesus fighting for them

At least we know where all the hair products in Kabul went...

PapaDragon wrote:
Also, countries that contributed troops in Afghanistan

What the fuckety fucking fu¢k is Mongolia doing there?