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Afghan president blames ‘abrupt’ US withdrawal for failing security as Taliban steps up attacks

SCMP, 03 Aug 2021
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Afghan forces have deployed hundreds of soldiers to fight the Taliban in Herat, one of three provincial capitals that came under siege by the insurgents on August 1, 2021. Fighting in the other major cities, Lashkar Gah and Kandahar, also intensified over the weekend. On August 2, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani blamed the country’s deteriorating security situation on Washington “abruptly” withdrawing US-led foreign forces after almost 20 years in the country.

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