The country's government faces dwindling options as security unravels faster than almost anyone expected

August 11, 2021

The country's government faces dwindling options as security unravels faster than almost anyone expected
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In less than a week, the Taliban has overrun one-quarter of Afghanistan's provincial capitals in a huge swathe of territory across the north of the country. The security situation here is unravelling faster than almost anyone expected -- with the possible exception of the Taliban themselves.