{"id":113216,"date":"2021-05-05T11:30:15","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T15:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=113216"},"modified":"2021-05-05T10:45:23","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T14:45:23","slug":"and-theyre-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=113216","title":{"rendered":"… and They’re Back!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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… and in case anyone thinks the Taliban weren\u2019t just itching to pick a fight all over again, I\u2019m happy to disappoint those who thought it would be easy. We didn\u2019t complete withdrawal by May 1st<\/sup>, but we are pulling out. Even so, because the Taliba have to stick their oar into it and jump the starting line, they have decided it is best to attack while they still can.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/taliban-launches-huge-afghan-offensive-after-deadline-us-pullout-2021-05-04\/<\/a><\/p>\n

From the article:\u00a0 Attaullah Afghan, the head of Helmand’s provincial council, said the Taliban had launched their offensive on Monday from multiple directions, attacking checkpoints around the outskirts of Lashkar Gah, taking over some of them.<\/p>\n

Afghan security forces had carried out air strikes and deployed elite commando forces to the area. The insurgents had been pushed back but fighting was continuing on Tuesday and hundreds of families had been displaced, he added. – article<\/p>\n

So they did, because we didn\u2019t meet the May 1 deadline, and in fact, as you may recall, Pres. Wattshisname, you know, the Thing, said we might not be completely gone until that day in September, one which most of us sadly remember: Sept. 11.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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