Kabul – Taliban’s senior commander Mullah Misbah warned, ‘The proud United States felt that it would eradicate Taliban. But the Taliban defeated the United States and its affiliates. Slaves of defeated masters cannot fight against Taliban.’ Therefore, it is apparent that the Taliban is preparing for a strong offensive to take over Afghanistan. The intensity of the Taliban attacks has tremendously increased in the last few days, and the United States also has indicated slowing down the pace of military withdrawal. After the complete US military withdrawal, the Afghan forces will not be able to face the Taliban onslaught, even for five days.
Two days ago, the Taliban wrested control of the Sher Khan Bandar post on the Afghan-Tajikistan border. It is reported that 134 Afghan soldiers deployed on the post escaped after fighting for nearly an hour. While speaking to an international news agency, a military official informed that some other soldiers fled into Tajikistan, fearing their lives.
Taliban spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, while giving the account of the attack, announced that the Sher Khan Bandar post would henceforth remain under Taliban control. Whereas, senior Taliban commander Mullah Misbah, who established Taliban control in the Ghazni province, threatened the Afghan military. Mullah Misbah claimed that the US military is withdrawing, as it was defeated by the Taliban.
Mullah Misbah claimed, ‘The Taliban rule will be established again in Afghanistan after the US military withdrawal because the Afghan forces will not be able to face Taliban even for five days, after the US military withdrawal.’ At the same time, Mullah Misbah suggested that the Afghan soldiers should surrender instead of losing their lives fighting the Taliban.
Meanwhile, United Nations special envoy Deborah Lyons said that the Taliban had acquired control of more than 50 districts in Afghanistan, which is a matter of concern. Lyons pointed out that the incidence of Taliban attacks has increased following the US and NATO military withdrawal announcement.
The Afghan government is claiming that the Taliban success is short-lived and the Afghan government forces will reclaim all the territories acquired by the Taliban. The Afghan defence ministry is claiming that more than 100 Taliban terrorists are killed each day. Afghan agencies announced that 130 Taliban terrorists surrendered in the Herat province, even on Thursday. The US intelligence agencies have claimed that within six months of the US military withdrawal, the Afghan government will collapse, and the Taliban will take over Afghanistan.
