“count on our support in the dangerous and difficult days ahead.”
It s not clear what form that support might take. US forces earlier this month left the Bagram Airfield, formerly the epicenter of Washington s war effort in Afghanistan, without even notifying the base s Afghan commander. The Taliban has already retaken large swaths of territory, including border crossings with Iran, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
Since President Joe Biden announced the US exit in April – extending a May withdrawal date set under Donald Trump – surrendering Afghan troops have reportedly been massacred in some cases. Afghan special forces were left to be overrun and killed by militants last month in the northern town of Dawlat Abad, when they were surrounded and local reinforcements declined to come to their rescue. In another case, more than 1,000 Afghan soldiers fled into Tajikistan to escape a Taliban assault.
Taliban fighters execute 22 Afghan commandos as they try to surrender
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Anna Coren on covering the end of the longest war
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