During the last departure of foreign forces Taliban fighters have taken tens of districts in Afghanistan, the United Nations warned. More than 50 of 370 districts have been taken up by the militants since May, United Nations Special Envoy Deborah Lyons told the Security Council that “direct situations” were a warning.
She stated that greater violence “means more instability, close and abroad, for many other countries. “By 11 September, the United States and NATO are still pulling out a whole army.
US army could postpone its retirement from Afghanistan because of the advantages of the Taliban insurgents, Pentagon Speaker John Kirby said Monday. Kirby pointed out that the time limit remains for President Joe Biden to leave by September, but noted that the pace may be altered in accordance with the situation.
“The situation in Afghanistan changes as the attacks and raiding district centres continue to happen by the Taliban and violence is still too high,” he reported. “The scenario is changing in Afghanistan.
“We wish to preserve the flexibility in this, if adjustments to the pace or magnitude of the retrograde need to be made, any day or week,” he added.
“We are looking at this on a daily basis: how things are on the ground, what we have capabilities, what extra resources we have to get out of Afghanistan and how quickly.”
“They are all created in real time practically,” he continued.
Officers at the Pentagon stated last week that, after over two decades of Al-Qaeda and support for government troops against the Taliban, the pullout ordered by Bident in April is about half finished.
Around 2500 United States soldiers and 16 000 entrepreneurs, primarily U.S. citizens, had been to the nation at the time of Biden’s orders. The Pentagon has already transferred hundreds of cargo aircraft-loads of materiel from its main locations to public security troops.
The US military continued to help Afghan forces battle against the Taliban, said Kirby. Kirby.
“We will continue to offer support to Afghan forces as long as we have the capacity in Afghanistan,” he added.
“However, as the retrograde progresses, their skills are diminished and no longer usable.”
