As many as 13 districts fell to the Taliban in 24 hours last Saturday, with pressure on Kandahar, Badakhshan and Kunduz provinces. While the Afghan security forces are putting up a brave fight, the Taliban, using captured American weapons and multi-terrain vehicles, are running roughshod over the Afghan people with eyes all set on Kabul. Intelligence reports indicate that the Taliban even have a Shia commander as they want to project themselves as an all-inclusive Afghan force. The internal assessment is that Taliban will remain a cogent force till the time it is capturing more territory in Afghanistan. To cut a long story short, India will become the front-line state against terror if Taliban is not checked in Afghanistan.

Source: Hindustan Times July 05, 2021 05:48 UTC