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Old 08-14-2021, 12:58 PM   #24
Baron von Kriterium
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Mazar-i-Sharif has fallen apparently. The Taliban almost completely controls northern Afghanistan now. So much for the legend of "General" Dostum who arrived on 10 Aug to lead the defense. The defending troops have surrendered or fled to Uzbekistan. It's not known if Dostum is still in Afghanistan or if he, too, fled to Uzbekistan. This is the same bridge the Soviets crossed in 1989 when they left Afghanistan.



The only major city (outside of Kabul) the government controls is Jalalabad - ironically located in a major Taliban hotbed.

It is assumed that 50 to 70% of all military equipment, weapons and ammunition supplied by the United States to the Afghan army has fallen into Taliban hands. Roughly speaking, the Taliban will have enough to retrofit 100-150 thousand people.

The Afghan ANDSF - numbering 300,000 in the Spring - is about 40-50,000 now.
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