Months before the fall, many in the United States Intelligence Community estimated that Kabul would be taken at least six months after the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan was completed. Concerns were quickly raised about the thousands of refugees who had fled Taliban advances elsewhere in the country and now found themselves stuck in Kabul. The Hunt is the thrilling story of the secret mission to catch Dadullah, one of the most dangerous men alive. The Taliban have been accused of removing Afghan women from public life, which includes the political, economic and social spheres.

On 18 August, larger protests also attended by men emerged in three eastern Pashtun-dominated cities: Jalalabad, Khost, and Asadabad, with protestors waving the flag of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and taking down the Taliban flag. The Afghans who were permitted to leave were those with proper credentials; [86] many held Special Immigrant Visas or other US visas. So we were left with a simple decision: Either follow through on the commitment made by the last administration and leave Afghanistan, or say we weren’t leaving and commit another tens of thousands more troops going back to war.

We went into Afghanistan 20 years ago with one mission in mind, and that was to deal with the people who attacked us on 9/11, and that mission has been successful". Among those listening were the young, optimistic Army infantry soldiers of the 2-16, the battalion nicknamed the Rangers. The insurgents then captured the Pul-e-Charkhi prison and released all inmates, reportedly including Islamic State – Khorasan Province and Al-Qaeda militants.

The previous administration’s agreement said that if we stuck to the May 1st deadline that they had signed on to leave by, the Taliban wouldn’t attack any American forces, but if we stayed, all bets were off. The Taliban propaganda aimed to convince local police and military units that the US had already handed over territories to the Taliban, and that they should abandon their positions too. When H finally got the go-ahead to extract the embassy’s diplomats and staff, he was leading the only security team remaining in a city rapidly filling with Taliban fighters. We have to shore up America’s competitive[ness] to meet these new challenges in the competition for the 21st century. I simply do not believe that the safety and security of America is enhanced by continuing to deploy thousands of American troops and spending billions of dollars a year in Afghanistan.Although negotiations were tense, the government declared its willingness to peacefully surrender Kabul to the rebels, [46] [55] and urged civilians to remain calm. Women are affected more than men and the general scores are higher than those of prior studies in Afghanistan.

After six months without education for these Afghan women, the Taliban had promised to reopen the schools in March 2022 but retracted their statement, which resulted in a protest. It was reported on June 16, 2022, that these guards were targeted by the Taliban for beatings alongside Afghans who worked under the British Embassy. And there’s nothing China or Russia would rather have, would want more in this competition than the United States to be bogged down another decade in Afghanistan.During the skirmishes, the Taliban were reported to have killed around 150 IS-K militants, including the former chief Mawlawi Zia ul-Haq (also known as Abu Omar Khorasani).