Taliban Battles Afghan Forces As US Fears Kabul Could Fall In 90 Days

Thursday, 12 August 2021Newsdesk

Afghan government forces battled Taliban fighters in and around several cities on Thursday, officials said, as the Taliban pressed on with their offensive that U.S. intelligence believes could see them take over the capital, Kabul, within 90 days.

New Delhi, 12 August 2021

As per news report of NDTV, The speed of the Taliban advance - they have captured eight provincial capitals in less than a week and are threatening to take at least three more - has sparked widespread recriminations of U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to withdraw U.S. troops and leave the Afghan government to fight alone. The Taliban control about two-thirds of Afghanistan, with the last of the U.S.-led international forces set to leave by the end of the month, and their guerrilla army has waged war on multiple fronts, resulting in thousands of families fleeing the provinces in hope of finding safety in the capital, Kabul. "Fighting did not stop until 4 a.m. and then after the first prayers it started up again," said an aid worker in the southern city of Kandahar.

Source -NDTV