{"id":62068,"date":"2015-09-29T10:16:40","date_gmt":"2015-09-29T14:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=62068"},"modified":"2015-09-29T10:16:40","modified_gmt":"2015-09-29T14:16:40","slug":"taliban-takes-kunduz-afghans-react-with-us-airstrikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=62068","title":{"rendered":"Taliban takes Kunduz, Afghans react with US airstrikes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I learned a long time ago when I was a private that it’s much easier to mount an effective defense than it is to mount an effective assault. But, as with everything else lately, we have to learn all of our lessons all over again. The Iraqis are faltering trying to win back Mosul and Ramadi after losing those cities to ISIS, and now the Afghans are trying to win back Kunduz after losing the city of about 300,000 souls to the Taliban over the weekend, according to Fox News<\/a>;<\/p>\n

The city fell Monday, after hundreds of Taliban gunmen launched a coordinated, multi-pronged attack at several points around the city. After a day of fierce fighting, they managed to overrun government buildings and hoisted their flag in the city square. The fast-moving assault took the military and intelligence authorities by surprise.<\/p>\n

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The Defense Ministry vowed in a statement to Reuters that the city would soon be retaken. Reuters reported that government forces had spent the night holed up at Kunduz’s airport after being driven out of the city itself the day before.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Kunduz is one of the richest cities, according to the article and it’s been Taliban-free since they were defeated in 2001. The Taliban released about 600 prisoners from the local hoosegow, about 150 of them were Taliban.<\/p>\n