Taliban Overrun Province, Appear Just 8 Miles Away from Afghan Capital

The Taliban is reportedly getting ready to take Kabul because the nation of Afghanistan has shortly fallen into enemy palms following U.S. preparations to exit the nation after twenty years.

The Associated Press reported the fear group is on the outskirts of the Afghan capital after seizing one other almost two provinces on Saturday.

Because the starting of the month, Taliban fighters have launched offenses throughout the nation after 20 years of occupation by the U.S. and different allied forces.

Of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces, the Taliban now management about 20 of them. U.S.-backed Afghan President Ashraf Ghani stated Saturday the nation was within the midst of consultations with numerous authorities officers.

As of Saturday morning, the Taliban has taken the Logar province south of Kabul. Taliban fighters additionally encroached on the Char Asyab district roughly eight miles south of the town.

The expectation is that the Afghan army will collapse quickly as Kabul is predicted to fall. Studies and pictures shared on social media present a metropolis in a panic as individuals try to flee.

A slew of international embassies shut and proceed to take away their diplomats from Afghanistan because the Taliban advances on Kabul. https://t.co/fFvlP8tKZR

— NBC Information (@NBCNews) August 14, 2021

Hamid Karzai Worldwide Airport in Kabul right this moment. Mass exodus. These are the fortunate ones. I’m informed, we don’t wish to go however we now have no alternative, we have to survive and so do our kids #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/YeWVWLRDMe

— Yalda Hakim (@BBCYaldaHakim) August 14, 2021

Regardless of billions of {dollars} and 20 years invested by the U.S. army in coaching Afghans to combat, the nation’s armed forces have been no match for the Taliban as insurgents have taken huge swaths of territory.

Scenes from Kunar Province….#Afghanistan #Kabulpic.twitter.com/tPn5HtIhoO

— Sumaira Khan (@sumrkhan1) August 14, 2021

Some areas seized by fighters have contained autos and weapons left behind by the U.S. army.

The #Taliban not solely seized appr. 100 US humvees and (MaxxPro) MRAPs at Kunduz airport, but additionally a number of US ScanEagle drones.
Billions of US tax payer $ going to Islamist extremists, due to the administration’s hasty withdrawal with out a peace deal or observe up mission. pic.twitter.com/Fb5MTpdLKK

— Julian Röpcke (@JulianRoepcke) August 12, 2021

#Afghanistan: #Taliban seize weapons cache in Sar-e-Pul
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— Lucas Webber (@LucasADWebber) August 9, 2021

JUST IN: Taliban Seizes US Weapons and Army Tools as Afghan Takeover Accelerates — Knowledgeable says Kabul may fall to Taliban by twentieth anniversary of 9/11 https://t.co/5D0CaGPTp7

— Adam Kredo (@Kredo0) August 12, 2021

Weapons captured by the Taliban on only one base pic.twitter.com/kWJMAsCOKo

— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) August 14, 2021

Taliban have operationalized a minimum of two helicopters captured in Herat.

Taliban airforce up and operating. Don’t know for the way lengthy with American aircrafts flying round. #afghanistan pic.twitter.com/HXIcYk22nk

— Asfandyar Bhittani (@BhittaniKhannnn) August 14, 2021

Taliban forces, per reviews, at the moment are utilizing American army weapons as they search to beat all of Afghanistan. With them so near Kabul, a battle to take the town seems to be imminent whereas U.S. troops at the moment are deployed within the metropolis to guard the American embassy, the AP reported.

President Joe Biden left Washington this week for one more retreat to his dwelling state of Delaware, CBS News reported.