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His surrender caused a whole Afghan Army Corps to change sides, or at least lay down their weapons.
Hamdullah Mohib, his national security advisor with no military experience of his own, set up a command center in Afghanistan's National Security Council, appointing district commanders and police chiefs over the objection of local leaders—even going so far as to dictate troop deployments and call in specific targets.
In May, a retired Afghan general in the country's western Farah province defected to the Taliban—as have army soldiers over the past years.
Government soldiers have surrendered en masse, bequeathing the militants thousands of trucks, dozens of armored vehicles, antiaircraft guns, artillery and mortars, seven helicopters (seven others were destroyed) and a number of ScanEagle drones.
But increasingly, the Afghan security forces were overrun, with many soldiers and policemen reported to be deserting, or even changing sides in some places.
After a series of disasters in recent days, most of the Afghan army began surrendering to the militants as it became clear theirs was a lost cause.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)America has been launching airstrikes in support of Afghan forces, using armed Reaper drones that take up to eight hours to reach a target from their base in the Gulf as well as fighter aircraft from Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, and from the carrier USS Ronald Reagan,
The insurgents have, however, also suffered heavy losses in the battles that have raged from north to south in recent weeks and observers have noted that their checkpoints in Kandahar are now sparsely manned.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)In May, a retired Afghan general in the country's western Farah province defected to the Taliban—as have army soldiers over the past years.
America has been launching airstrikes in support of Afghan forces, using armed Reaper drones that take up to eight hours to reach a target from their base in the Gulf as well as fighter aircraft from Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, and from the carrier USS Ronald Reagan,
The Afghan government has stopped releasing statistics on its own military casualties to avoid demoralizing its troops.
Government soldiers have surrendered en masse, bequeathing the militants thousands of trucks, dozens of armored vehicles, antiaircraft guns, artillery and mortars, seven helicopters (seven others were destroyed) and a number of ScanEagle drones.
During the recent fighting in eastern and southern districts of Afghanistan, the Afghan Taliban has been supported by the TTP insurgents [...] According to a UN monitoring report in June, some 5,000 TTP militants are currently based in Afghanistan.
His surrender caused a whole Afghan Army Corps to change sides, or at least lay down their weapons.
The Afghan government has stopped releasing statistics on its own military casualties to avoid demoralizing its troops.
During the recent fighting in eastern and southern districts of Afghanistan, the Afghan Taliban has been supported by the TTP insurgents [...] According to a UN monitoring report in June, some 5,000 TTP militants are currently based in Afghanistan.