1050: The Biden admin meets the deathless Taliban. @thomasjoscelyn, @billroggio
Image: The Balla Hissar and city of Caubul from the upper part of the citadel Tom Joscelyn, @thomasjoscelyn, Long War Journal and FDD; and Bill Roggio, @billroggio, Long War Journal and FDD; in re: Biden administration is “reviewing” policy against Taliban—which shod take fifteen minutes. A slew of assassinations strikes Afghanistan, especially killing of women, including women judges, and intellectuals and journalists. Reuters reports US forces will leave. The press calls this a peace agreement—not a hint of peace. It’s a withdrawal agreement where the US agrees to leave by May 2021 in exchange for fewer Taliban attacks. Kabul and other places will then fall in the months to come. The only thing that’s kept Kunduz and other cities from falling has been US forces. The US government decided to lie on behalf of the Taliban. Coming: a Taliban government.