Hello and thanks forjoining us. In afghanistan, a development many people feared and many predicted. Violence is on the rise since the us military withdrew from Bagram Air field last week, and the taliban have seized more districts. This map, from a us Defence Research think thank, shows the areas now in taliban control they are in dark grey. Contested areas are in red and areas controlled by the afghan government in light grey. Its not impossible to verify, but the taliban says it has captured 150 out of 369 districts in the past two months of fighting. Afghanistans Interior Ministry says it does not mean all of those areas have completely fallen. More than 1,000 afghan government soldiers have fled across the border into tajikistan, according to the government there. The bbc s security correspondent, Frank Gardner reports. Gunfire. On their own now, but still fighting the taliban. Afghan security forces are in action this week without the us military Support Theyve relied on, for the
In afghanistan, a development Many people feared, and Many predicted. Violence is on the rise since the us military withdrew from Bagram Airfield last week, the taliban have seized more districts. This map from a us Defence Research think thank shows the areas now in taliban control they are in dark grey, contested areas are in red and areas controlled by the afghan government in light grey. The claims about territory, are for the moment, impossible to verify. The taliban says it has captured 150 out of 369 districts in the past two months of fighting. Afg hanistan s Interior Ministry neither confirm or deny the claim saying, that though the taliban claim the districts, it does not mean all of them have completely fallen. And as the taliban gains territory, there is little if any apparent resistance from afghan troops. Tajikistan says more than 1,000 afghan government soldiers have fled across the border after clashes with the insurgents. The bbc s Security Correspondent Frank Gardner
Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. In afghanistan, a development many people feared, and many predicted. Violence is on the rise since the us military withdrew from Bagram Air field last week, and the taliban have seized more districts. This map, from a us Defence Research think thank, shows the areas now in taliban control they are in dark grey. Contested areas are in red and areas controlled by the afghan government in light grey. Its not possible to verify, but the taliban says it has captured 150 out of 369 districts in the past two months of fighting. Afghanistans Interior Ministry says it does not mean all of those areas have completely fallen. More than A Thousand afghan government soldiers have fled across the border into tajikistan according to the government there. The bbc s Security Correspondent Frank Gardner reports. Gunfire. On their own now, but still fighting the taliban. Afghan security forces are in action this week without the us military
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