share
Dear reader,
Welcome to Gandhara s weekly newsletter. This briefing brings you the best of our reporting from Afghanistan and Pakistan.
If you’re new to the newsletter or haven’t subscribed yet, you can do so here.
Taliban’s quest for victory
Frud Bezhan reports on the Taliban’s strategy to militarily take over Afghanistan as it pushes to run over more territory in the wake of the U.S. troops withdrawal. The group already controls as much of the country as the Afghan government and hotly contests the rest.
“The Taliban can mass more forces in the field once U.S. airpower is gone,” Bill Roggio, editor of the Long War Journal, which has tracked the Taliban’s battlefield advances for years, told us. “The Taliban is going to push to take large areas of the south and east, secure the passage to Kabul, maintain pressure on provinces surrounding the capital, all the while continuing to fight in the north and west to keep Afghan forces occupied.”
The best UK restaurants with outdoor seating for al fresco dining
From beach-side cafés to Michelin-starred stalwarts, these places can offer the best al fresco dining options over the May Day bank holiday
1 May 2021 • 3:16pm
The Hare and Hounds in Bath has lots of space and fantastic views of the countryside
Credit: The Hare and Hounds
Pubs, bars and restaurants reopened outdoors for groups of six on April 12, and with an upcoming bank holiday on Monday, May 3, for many of us that means making a beeline for our nearest beer garden.
Groups of up to six, or two households, are also able to meet in outdoor areas for a much-needed catch up or picnic in the park, after the rules on social gatherings were relaxed on March 29.
Photo by Daria Shevtsova from Pexels
Shepherd’s Bush Market, initially established in 1914, has been recently bought by new investors Yoo Capital seeking to revamp the area, as well as curbing the financial disarray experienced by its tenants throughout the recent months. Since the passing over of Shepherd’s Bush Market from previous landlords U+I to new investors Yoo Capital in September, the situation is looking up for tenants of the area. In July, a dispute broke out over the deferral of a 3-month-long stint of missed rent, due to the closure of non-essential businesses - as the shop-owners had barely visited the area during this time, they instead demanded the complete suspension of fees from the start of their shutdown, which was not granted until now.
market with the bush market. you democrats always say how awful these tax cuts were and didn t work but the fact is under george bush after the tax cuts were passed we had ridiculously low unemployment. the unemployment didn t go back up until 2007. let s look at income growth, stock market, deficit, everything and compare clinton and bush. in the entire eight years bush was president created 1 million jobs. please, what are we arguing about? you got to deal with the facts, erick. the facts is the unemployment rate under george bush after 2003 was significantly low. okay. all right. the stock market was better under bush. you re going to look like a fool, man. don t do it. don t say that. james, i could be wrong on the stock market but i m absolutely right on the unemployment. you couldn t be wrong on the stock market. you are wrong. you know i m right on unemployment, james. if i could jobs created not close. not close. what s interesting is you re talking clinto
fall right out the chair. the whole world those are the numbers, james. take it back. you re not looking good. you re not going to look good when you compare the clinton market with the bush market. you democrats always say how awful these tax cuts were and didn t work but the fact is under george bush after the tax cuts were passed we had ridiculously low unemployment. the unemployment didn t go back up until 2007. let s look at income growth, stock market, deficit, everything and compare clinton and bush. in the entire eight years bush was president created 1 million jobs. please, what are we arguing about? you got to deal with the facts, erick. the facts is the unemployment rate under george bush after 2003 was significantly low. okay. all right. the stock market was better under bush. you re going to look like a fool, man. don t do it. don t say that. james, i could be wrong on the stock market but i m absolutely right on the unemployment. you couldn t be wrong on