Taliban captures capitals of six provinces, meeting little resistance from national army
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani views peace talks with the Taliban as dead and is looking to arm civilians and co-operate with warlords to prevent the militant group from overrunning his administration in Kabul.
While the government remains open to talks, the Taliban are backing away from negotiations, presidential spokesperson Mohammad Amiri said on Monday. Ghani decided to “mobilise and arm” local people to fight against the Taliban after a meeting with warlords and political leaders, he said. The speed at which Afghan forces are losing control over some parts of the country has generated criticism of President Joe Biden’s administration from Moscow to Beijing for a hasty withdrawal that risks destabilising the region. The two-decade war killed more than 2,400 US service members and cost taxpayers about $1-trillion.
It is not immediately clear how long the Afghan national defence and security forces will have the backing of American air power after the final ground troops leave. John Kirby, a Pentagon spokesperson, said on Monday the US would continue to support Afghan forces until; the end of the month before shifting to “financial and logistical maintenance support from outside the country”.
“After August 31, I fear the war could carry on as intensely or even more than it has the past three months,” said Andrew Watkins, an analyst with International Crisis Group. Kabul “may come under attacks of different kinds; this could be a continuation of targeted killings, a return to more spectacular complex attacks or bombings, or even military manoeuvres on the capital’s outskirts.”
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