Episode 1568
Fall of Kabul (2021)
Wed, 2021-Aug-18 01:38 UTC
Length - 2:13
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The 2021 fall of Kabul on 15 August was the capture of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, by Taliban forces. At around 11:00 pm local time, President Ashraf Ghani posted on Facebook that he had fled in an attempt to avoid a bloody battle and that "the Taliban have won with the judgement of their swords and guns". It was the culmination of a military offensive that began in May 2021 against the Afghan government. The capture took place hours after Ghani fled the country. Most of the provincial capitals of Afghanistan had fallen in succession in the midst of a U. S. troop withdrawal that started on 29 February 2020 and is projected to be completed by 31 August 2021. Negotiations are ongoing between a Taliban delegation and Afghan officials, although it appears unlikely that they will end in anything less than an unconditional surrender by the government. A peaceful transfer of power has been requested by the Taliban, and the government has declared its willingness to abide by this, preferring a transfer of power to a transitional government, while the Taliban seeks a direct assumption by them of the power of government. Some NATO forces remain, providing security for the evacuation of their countries' nationals.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:38 UTC on Wednesday, 18 August 2021.
For the full current version of the article, see Fall of Kabul (2021) on Wikipedia.
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