Taliban Fighters Advance After U.S. Closes Main Afghan Base

KABUL—Taliban fighters have moved to take manage of dozens of new districts in Afghanistan in current days, just after the U.S. previous 7 days shut its functions at Bagram Air Field, the centerpiece of the American military existence for almost twenty several years.

The transfer of the air foundation to the Afghan military added momentum to a Taliban generate which has retaken districts in the country’s north, east and south, in accordance to officers and community news experiences.

U.S. officers have explained Taliban fighters have taken a lot more than a hundred districts, while a lot more than fifteen districts surface to have fallen to Taliban manage in the past two days, in accordance to ToloNews.

Afghanistan consists of a lot more than 400 community govt districts, which are comparable to counties in the U.S., and district centers. Nearby Afghan forces have fled amid Taliban improvements in some districts, even though battling has ensued in other people.

Gen. Scott Miller, the best U.S. commander in Afghanistan, is traveling to Brussels and Doha, Qatar, to fulfill with other officers, and is expected to return to Afghanistan quickly. He then is expected to change more than his command in the coming weeks. Rear Adm. Peter Vasely, who is previously in the country, will become the new U.S. senior officer, officers explained.