Afghanistan’s interior minister has revealed to Al Jazeera the government’s plan to stop the Taliban. He said the government is throwing support behind local uprising movements and focusing on securing main highways, large cities and border crossings. Al Jazeera’s Charlotte Bellis has this exclusive report with the minister. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/
The US says military withdrawal from Afghanistan is a drawdown and not a retreat, as Afghan government forces plan a counteroffensive against the Taliban’s advancing campaign. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ #Aljazeeraenglish #Newsfeed
The Taliban has made significant territorial gains in Afghanistan in the past weeks, as US forces count down to their final withdrawal. Fighters have captured Panjwai in Kandahar, the group’s birthplace and former stronghold, and are inching closer to the regional capital, Kandahar city. Panjwai is the fifth district in Kandahar province to fall to the armed group in recent weeks as the Taliban offensive gains momentum. They claim to have seized more than 100 out of nearly 400 districts in the country, with a strong presence in the north. Al Jazeera’s Homara Choudhary reports. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our […]
Who are the Taliban? The Taliban have been fighting the Afghan government and its allies for decades. Now the US is pulling its soldiers out of Afghanistan and the Taliban seem stronger than ever. Who are the Taliban really? And how is it that they have so much power? Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ @Sandra Gathmann #Al_Jazeera_English #AJStartHere explains. #Al_Jazeera_Digital_Shows #Taliban Let’s talk about the Taliban. They’ve been fighting the government and its allies in Afghanistan for 20 years. Today they seem stronger than ever. And now the Americans are going home. Biden wants his troops […]
