Via the foreigners, the Taliban advance and Kabul sends reinforcements to the North

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Time.news – In the North-West ofAfghanistan The battle rages, in light of the withdrawal of international troops and the advance of the Taliban who are gaining ground and putting a strain on local security forces.

Dozens of districts have already fallen into the hands of the militiamen, while there are fears that the capital itself could fall within six months.

President Ashraf Ghani he argued that government forces have the ability to handle the situation but acknowledged that it is “one of the most complicated phases of the transition”.

The armed forces have sent hundreds of men to Qala-i-Naw, main center of the northwestern province of Badghis, under attack by the Taliban, to prevent it from falling: it would be the first capital to be conquered. The city of 65,000 inhabitants is in chaos and there has even been a mass escape from prison. “More than 200 detainees forced the gate and fled,” said the head of the provincial council. Abdul Aziz Bek.

The militiamen have made substantial gains, especially in the north of the country, after the NATO mission effectively ended last week and foreign troops abandoned the Bagram base, outside Kabul.

The late farewell from the military complex, without the Afghan forces being aware of it, created discontent but the Pentagon he defended himself, citing reasons of secrecy. “It is not a declaration of esteem or disregard for our Afghan partners,” assured the US defense spokesman.

After Washington, which announced the retreat completed over 90%, also the British premier Boris Johnson confirmed today that almost all of Her Majesty’s troops have left the country.

The Downing Street chief, speaking to the municipalities, acknowledged that he was “anxious” about the future of Afghanistan but stressed that “the threat” that led the international community to engage on the ground “has diminished considerably” and urged the Taliban to keep their commitments remembering that “there is no military way to victory”.

The farewell of NATO opens up spaces for the intervention of other protagonists, starting withIran: the Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, welcomed delegations from both sides in Tehran, saying he was ready to lead the negotiations previously mediated by the US in Qatar.

Washington “failed” and now it is up to Afghanistan “difficult decisions for the country’s future”.

For its part, the Tajikistan appealed to the military blockade of Russian-led ex-Soviet countries (Collective Security Treaty Organization) to help manage the instability on the border with Afghanistan.

Gives Moscow, the Foreign Minister, Serghei Lavrov, he assured that the Federation is ready to use its military base in the Central Asian country to ensure the safety of its allies.

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