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The latest on Afghanistan as the Taliban advances towards Kabul
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Melissa Mahtani and Maureen Chowdhury, CNN
Updated 9:47 a.m. ET, August 15, 2021
What we're covering here
Taliban militants have surrounded the capital of Kabul and talks are
underway between the group and government.
Afghanistan's interior minister said Kabul would not be attacked and power
will shift peacefully to a transitional administration.
The US is pulling all personnel from its embassy in Kabul over the next 72
hours, sources tell CNN.
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How did Taliban gain ground so quickly?
A member of Afghan security force walks through a road in Panjshir province
on Sunday.
A member of Afghan security force walks through a road in Panjshir province
on Sunday. AHMAD SAHEL ARMAN/AFP via Getty Images
After seizing much of the country in the last several weeks, Taliban
militants now surround the Afghan capital of Kabul. Carter Malkasian, a
former senior adviser to the chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff, says
there are a couple of reasons for the armed group's rapid advancement.
"Afghan forces, for a long period of time, have had problems with morale and
also their willingness to fight the Taliban," Malkasian, who is also the
author of "The American War in Afghanistan: A History," told CNN on Sunday.
"First of all, the Taliban can paint themselves as those who are resisting
and fighting occupation, which is something that is kind of near and dear to
what it means to be Afghan. Whereas that's a much harder thing for the
government to claim, or the military forces forces fighting for the
government."
He also said the Taliban's repeated successes in taking provincial cities
will have impacted the confidence of Afghan security forces. "There's no
doubt that morale suffers when forces face defeat after defeat," he
continued.
"The more defeats that are suffered, the worst morale is going to get, so
they've been suffering this kind of chain reaction for, really, the past
three months. And on the other side of the fence, the Taliban are getting
emboldened by success after success, and these kind of compounding effects
make it even harder for the Afghan forces to hold ground." |
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