The Taliban are on the verge of re-establishing their murderous regimeWith the fall of Kandahar and Herat, Afghanistan’s second and third largest cities, to the Taliban, the war in the country appears to have entered an irreversible phase. The Afghan government has reportedly offered a power sharing proposal to the Taliban. It is clear from his words and the military campaigns that the Taliban want the whole of Afghanistan under their command. At no point in talks with the Taliban did the U.S. manage to extract concessions towards a political settlement in Afghanistan. Overstretched across the cities that were under siege for weeks, their defences crumbled like a sandcastle when the Taliban pressed on.

Source: The Hindu August 13, 2021 18:33 UTC