national security leadership in the biden administration. kandahar, a major taliban strong hold and if the taliban are in fact taking city of kandahar, it could change the complexion of what is happening. because so far they have taken several cities but mainly in the outlying area. kandahar, a major city and a major connector to the capital of kabul. wha wha wha what the taliban appear to be doing is take control of roads and highways. the lines of communication as they call it that would transport goods into the capital. if they could continue to control border crossings and highways and strategic roads they could begin to isolate kabul and one intelligence assessment said that could begin to happen in the next 30 to 60 days, acknowledging that this are different intelligence assessments, some give it as long as 90 day. but if the taliban could