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Taliban in Doha clarify there is no agreed upon ceasefire. Battlefield strength is the leverage they hold, and they want Kabul to accept that, which Kabul won’t. So, the ground game will continue until either Kabul forces the Taliban to lose that leverage or Kabul comes to terms with its reality.

To many it feels like a military process, but the competition for districts is still part of the political process. That said, it can easily become a military process, at which point everything really heats up, which is the real concern. Though it’s devastating to many, the current ground reality is still only lukewarm.

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Kidnapping and torturing an ambassador’s daughter is “unfortunate” and the perpetrator should investigate himself, yet everyone’s shocked at how quickly it all came apart.

This wouldn’t have been my first choice of words or my solution, but I’m not the former president.

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Lol, I’m rolling in that large amount of Taliban cash.

This sort of weak-mindedness is why the Taliban are winning.

The irony is I’ve been deleting a whole bunch of Pakistani friend requests recently, but added this clown because it says he’s from Kandahar. I should have deleted his friend request as well.

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I shared an RTA Pashto video, and had the video blocked. RTA owns the video and doesn’t appreciate me sharing it. Meanwhile they complain about the Taliban winning the social media war.

That’s all you need to know about the inept Afghan government.

I will still dispute and post, if I can, but no sympathy here.

RTA rejected my appeal. Priorities, I guess.

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Work of art, produced by RTA Pashto.

The Ministry of Defense is inept at social media. Airstrike footage just isn’t worth sharing. Afghan media companies should step in to produce a better social media narrative.

Also, sharing and re-sharing year old footage as current footage to bolster morale instead lowers morale once everyone realizes it’s a lie. Take that for what it’s worth.

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Taliban launched another offensive in Taluqan, Takhar.

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An elderly participating in clashes in Taluqan, Takhar.

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Clashes in Taluqan, Takhar.

These look like local irregulars to me, militia or police.

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You can kill Taliban all day long, but this is the real game.

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