“They’re taking an approach to protect the population, and most of the population lives in the provincial capitals and capital city of Kabul,” Milley said.The Taliban are surging across Afghanistan, snapping up territory, seizing border crossings, and encircling cities.
“The two most important combat multipliers actually are will and leadership. And this is going to be a test now of the will and leadership of the Afghan people, the Afghan security forces, and the government of Afghanistan,” he said.But earlier this month he also warned that Afghans must come together against the insurgents, and admitted it was “highly unlikely” that one unified government would end up controlling the entire country.
The State Department also said a first group of around 700 Afghans who worked for the US army — making them targets for the Taliban — will arrive in the United States next week with their immediate families. His comments came hours after the Taliban said Wednesday they would fight only to defend themselves over the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, but stopped short of declaring a formal ceasefire.
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