Aibak, capital of Afghanistan's Samangan province, has fallen to the Taliban
Regional governor said Islamists are now in 'full control' of the northern city
It marks the sixth regional capital that the Taliban has captured in less than a week, after Kunduz, Sar-e-Pul, Taloqan, Zaranj and Sheberghan also fell
Meanwhile it was revealed that pilots are abandoning the Afghan air force after being targeted for assassination, leaving troops without air support
...Eight pilots have been killed in recent weeks, with Hamidullah Azimi - a Black Hawk pilot - the latest to die after being blown up near the capital Kabul on Saturday. Azimi was killed by a sticky bomb attached to his car which detonated, wounding five civilians who were nearby.
Speaking anonymously to The Times, one pilot said he knows of 19 colleagues who have deserted the air force in recent weeks because the government could not guarantee their safety.
'I have been flying for ten years. From the day I put on my uniform I swore to defend my country until the last drop of blood ... but seeing my friends assassinated ... I do not feel safe,' he said.
'I have to change the car I use every single day...
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It just took one Democrat president for a country to fall. Thank you Xiden for the Death of what will become thousands, BUT KEEP THOSE COVID INFECTED IMMIGRANTS UNFETTERED ENTRANCE INTO AMERICA!!!!
Regional governor said Islamists are now in 'full control' of the northern city
It marks the sixth regional capital that the Taliban has captured in less than a week, after Kunduz, Sar-e-Pul, Taloqan, Zaranj and Sheberghan also fell
Meanwhile it was revealed that pilots are abandoning the Afghan air force after being targeted for assassination, leaving troops without air support
...Eight pilots have been killed in recent weeks, with Hamidullah Azimi - a Black Hawk pilot - the latest to die after being blown up near the capital Kabul on Saturday. Azimi was killed by a sticky bomb attached to his car which detonated, wounding five civilians who were nearby.
Speaking anonymously to The Times, one pilot said he knows of 19 colleagues who have deserted the air force in recent weeks because the government could not guarantee their safety.
'I have been flying for ten years. From the day I put on my uniform I swore to defend my country until the last drop of blood ... but seeing my friends assassinated ... I do not feel safe,' he said.
'I have to change the car I use every single day...
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
It just took one Democrat president for a country to fall. Thank you Xiden for the Death of what will become thousands, BUT KEEP THOSE COVID INFECTED IMMIGRANTS UNFETTERED ENTRANCE INTO AMERICA!!!!