Government forces may lose support for US aviation
The situation in Afghanistan remains the focus of the world's media. The Taliban offensive (recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in the Russian Federation) continues. The Western media differ in their assessment of the prospects for the military-political situation. Commentators on the site also provide various predictions.
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CNN for example, it analyzed the US government's decision on Afghanistan and the situation in that country. According to him, in five days the Taliban captured the central cities of five provinces: Zaranj with a population of 160 thousand in Nimroz province, Shibargan with 78 thousand in Jauzjan, Kunduz with 268 thousand and Sari-Pul with 532 thousand in the provinces of the same name as Talukan with 196 thousand people in Takhar.
In just four days, the Taliban has taken control of a province home to more than a million Afghans. On Tuesday morning, it was revealed that the Taliban had captured another city & ndash; Aybak, the administrative center of Samangan province.
There are 34 provinces in Afghanistan. Most of them are now controlled by the Taliban. It is a very strong blow to the position of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.
Hopes for a ceasefire in Afghanistan turned out to have failed. The Taliban have not made concessions and continue to seize cities. Many English-speaking users have left negative reviews in the comments on this report. So “John Smith” wrote in a commentary on a BBC YouTube video on the subject: The Taliban wins. Why would they agree to a truce? “.
Another user with the nickname “ GIJ Khan & # 39; & # 39; wrote: Why do the Taliban negotiate when they know that NATO has withdrawn its forces from Afghanistan? They fought for more than 20 years. I ask: why didn't the negotiations take place when the 150,000-strong (US) army was still in Kabul? Taliban & nbsp; they sense victory and follow it, and you still can't understand it. & # 39; & # 39;
Kabul threatens to take control of the provincial capitals and administrative centers of terrorists. According to the American media, cities captured by the Taliban are beginning to form a ring around the capital of Afghanistan. However, it is noted that Kabul does not look very vulnerable yet. During the 20 years of the US stay in this country, they left a huge amount of money and weapons there.
“ It will be difficult for the Taliban to take control of the city, so they decided to use terror to achieve their goals by killing government officials and prison guards in the capital, & # 39; & # 39; suggests CNN.
The United States is providing assistance to Kabul by bombing militant positions. Taliban anti-aircraft guns are destroyed by drones. The US usually uses heavy MQ-9 Reaper drones for this task, which carry air-to-ground missiles. AGM-114 Hellfire and several Mark 82 air bombs (87 kg of explosives) with laser or GPS guidance.
“Is it possible to change the current situation? – asks a CNN publicist. “Normally we would say yes, with the US Air Force it is quite possible,” but using aircraft for battles in cities is much more difficult when they are full of civilians. Use formations for special purposes & ndash; nor is it an option, because Afghanistan does not have so many commandos. The Afghan generals now do not understand which direction to shoot. & # 39;
Journalists write that after the definitive withdrawal of US ground forces from Afghanistan, air support for the Afghan army from the air by US Air Force planes may end: air support in Afghanistan will almost completely cease. Except that separate strikes will sometimes be made on terrorist positions. This is partly due to the fact that this aircraft has not been able to reverse the results of the Taliban offensive in the last five days. “
The threat arose not only over the Afghan government, but also over the common people. For example, the following comments appear on the Web: `As long as this delusion continues, women and children, along with other innocent people, continue to die from terrorist attacks, and many have to leave the city in which they were born! & # 39; & # 39; p>
A user nicknamed “ cegb & # 39; & # 39; wrote: “ I feel compassion for those people who just wanted a peaceful life. & # 39;
The media notes that for the first time in many years, flawless, from their point of view, strategy, West is wrong and does not know what to do – to ask for peace in negotiations with the Taliban in Doha, to threaten terrorists by plane or hope that Kabul will last?