Nimruz officials negotiated Zaranj in exchange for amnesty and safe passage.
Taliban captured Zaranj, Nimruz, the first provincial capital to fall.
Wasn’t expecting that one, I guess neither did Kabul.

Taliban captured the Zaranj, Nimruz airfield.
Airlifting in reinforcements won’t be as simple now.

Taliban making gains in Sheberghan, Jawzjan and Zaranj, Nimruz.
Imagine being Abdul Rashid Dostum’s son, having to live in his shadow, having to live up to his name. He’s fighting around Sheberghan, rumored to be lightly wounded.
Democrat Arizona State senator arrested on suspicion of sexual conduct with a child.
The Arizona State Senate is split down the middle with respect to the Arizona audit and subpoena enforcement, and it’s unclear to me if he can or will still vote, and if not what it means if one of the anti-audit votes is removed from the game.
Interesting turn of events nonetheless.
We’ve troubled Dick Cheney. Sad

Ahmad Shah Massoud’s militia also bringing out of retirement some old Russian BM-21 Grad truck-mounted rocket launchers.

Ahmad Shah Massoud’s militia bringing some old Russian T-55 tanks out of retirement, somewhere in Panjshir.

Nimruz residents fleeing to Iran, stopped at border.
Taliban launched an offensive in Nimruz, taking Kang district, and gaining ground in the provincial capital of Zaranj.