- "It’s Come Undone," Reuel Marc Gerecht, The Weekly Standard
BY M.K. BHADRAKUMAR
Moscow is playing a clever game of diplomacy and managing to maintain ties with all the major players
The Ministry of Defense identified six of the seven provincial centers that are threatened by the Taliban as Farah City, Faizabad in Badakhshan, Tarin Kot in Uruzgan, Kunduz City, Maimana in Faryab, and Pul-i-Khumri in Baghlan. The seventh city is likely Ghazni City or Lashkar Gah.
Taliban’s 2018 offensive encompasses all regions of Afghanistan
The Taliban appears to maintain the initiative throughout Afghanistan, while the Afghan military is forced to react to Taliban offensives, such as the latest incursion into Farah City.
Taliban's 2018 Offensive Encompasses All Regions of Afghanistan
By Bill Roggio, RealClearDefense: “The Taliban’s 2018 offensive, which it calls Al Khandaq Jihadi operations, has targeted Afghan government forces in nearly all of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces.”