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MAY 1, 202011:35 AMUPDATED A YEAR AGO
Taliban step up attacks on Afghan forces since signing U.S. deal: data
The Taliban have mounted more than 4,500 attacks in Afghanistan, marking a sharp escalation in violence, in the 45 days since signing a deal with the United States that paves the way for a U.S. troop drawdown, according to data seen by Reuters.
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“Taliban fighters are not hitting large government centres or cities, they are focusing on villages in Herat, Kabul, Kandahar and Balkh provinces that have reported the highest number of coronavirus cases,” a senior Western security official said on condition of anonymity.
‘A MATTER OF TIME’
Western security officials, diplomats and international observers said the Taliban’s strategy to slowly erode government control of rural areas and then position themselves to besiege cities during the pandemic could derail the peace deal.
“They are slowly encircling all of Afghanistan’s major cities,” said Jonathan Schroden, an expert with the Center for Naval Analyses who has provided assessments on the security situation in Afghanistan to the U.S. military and Congress.
“So it’s either a matter of time before they get a deal satisfactory to them or they put those major cities under siege.”
Taliban step up attacks on Afghan forces since signing U.S. deal: data | Reuters
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yet tramp didn't stop them. Instead he drew down the troops to 2500 on Jan 15,2021.
He was rooting for the taliban over Biden.
He made a deal with the enemy, the evil Taliban.
MAY 1, 202011:35 AMUPDATED A YEAR AGO
Taliban step up attacks on Afghan forces since signing U.S. deal: data
The Taliban have mounted more than 4,500 attacks in Afghanistan, marking a sharp escalation in violence, in the 45 days since signing a deal with the United States that paves the way for a U.S. troop drawdown, according to data seen by Reuters.
snip
“Taliban fighters are not hitting large government centres or cities, they are focusing on villages in Herat, Kabul, Kandahar and Balkh provinces that have reported the highest number of coronavirus cases,” a senior Western security official said on condition of anonymity.
‘A MATTER OF TIME’
Western security officials, diplomats and international observers said the Taliban’s strategy to slowly erode government control of rural areas and then position themselves to besiege cities during the pandemic could derail the peace deal.
“They are slowly encircling all of Afghanistan’s major cities,” said Jonathan Schroden, an expert with the Center for Naval Analyses who has provided assessments on the security situation in Afghanistan to the U.S. military and Congress.
“So it’s either a matter of time before they get a deal satisfactory to them or they put those major cities under siege.”
Taliban step up attacks on Afghan forces since signing U.S. deal: data | Reuters
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yet tramp didn't stop them. Instead he drew down the troops to 2500 on Jan 15,2021.
He was rooting for the taliban over Biden.
He made a deal with the enemy, the evil Taliban.
