BBCNEWS Outside Source August 12, 2021 18:05:00
Emboldened by the withdrawal of us troops, the militants have taken more territory in afghanistan in the past two months than at any time since they were ousted from power in 2001. have a look at these two maps. the areas in red were under taliban control injuly. fast forward to august — the area in red is what the taliban controls now. more territory has fallen. the timing of the taliban's offensive isn't surprising — they've seized the opportunity to attack the afghan military, with the majority of us led foreign troops no longer in the country. and critical of that move is the us. gener...