Title : In Another Sign That The U.S. Has Abandoned Afghanistan, The Pentagon Says There's 'Not Much' US Can Do To Help The Afghan Army
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In Another Sign That The U.S. Has Abandoned Afghanistan, The Pentagon Says There's 'Not Much' US Can Do To Help The Afghan Army
The Taliban has seized control of large parts of Afghanistan from the government since US forces withdrew, and is now fighting for control of several major cities
* Farah, capital of Afghanistan's western Farah province, fell into the hands of the Taliban on Tuesday afternoon * Jihadists 'briefly' fought with local security forces before securing governor's office and police headquarters
* It marks the seventh regional capital the Islamists have captured since Zaranj became the first to fall on Friday
* Despite rapid gains for the Taliban, the Pentagon insists there is 'not much' it can do to bolster the army
The Taliban has captured its seventh regional capital and attacked a major city today as jihadist fighters continue to push back beleaguered government forces.
Farah, capital of western Farah province, fell to the Islamists on Tuesday afternoon following a 'brief' fight with security forces, local officials said.
Militants are now in control of the governor's office and police headquarters.
Meanwhile the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, the largest in the country's north, also came under attack from the Taliban, though government forces said they had repelled an initial assault.
Despite rapid territorial gains the Taliban has made across Afghanistan, the Pentagon today insisted there is 'not much' it can do to help government forces - with a spokesman saying bluntly: 'It's their country to defend now.'
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WNU Editor: The collapse and disintegration of the Afghan Army has truly been breath-taking .... Taliban Overrun Seventh and Eighth Afghan Provincial Capitals (NYT).
Afghanistan War News Updates -- August 10, 2021
‘Not much’ we can do to save Afghanistan: US -- Arab News
Thousands flee as Taliban eye full control of northern Afghanistan -- AFP
Taliban on the rise in Afghanistan after US pullout -- DW
Taliban fighters capture Afghan city at strategic junction north of Kabul -- The Guardian
More than 1,000 killed or injured in Afghanistan violence, says UN -- Euronews/AFP
Taliban seizes eighth Afghan provincial capital in five days -- Al Jazeera
Seventh provincial capital falls to Taliban as blitz takes Afghan forces by surprise -- ABC News Australia Fleeing fighting in north, Afghans crowd into Kabul’s parks -- AP
US signals no change in airstrikes as Afghan Taliban advance -- AP
GOP Leader Blasts Biden Over Afghan Pullout as Pentagon Admits ‘Not Much’ it Can Do to Save Kabul -- Sputnik
All roads lead to the Battle for Kabul -- Asia Times
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