Taliban expanding control in Afghanistan
The Taliban represents about 60% of the Afghan population. And we could get them to either not harbor international terrorists or we could attack those international terrorists with not serious resistance.
The idea that we can replace the Taliban is misguided.
There is a good map at the top of the article.
Read the rest at the link.The Taliban has retaken control of the district of Kohistan in the northwestern province of Faryab over the weekend. The district has changed hands twice during the past several months.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Muhajid claimed on Sept. 24 that the Kohistan district headquarters and “all CPs/buildings” fell to the Taliban and there were “multiple gunmen killed” and a “sizable amount [of] weapons seized” during the fighting.