"Resistance 2.0." - Battle for Panjshir begins - Taliban claims victory

[FOOLS_NIGHTMARE]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1432980968701403137

https://twitter.com/x/status/1432963861137797125

 

[omegalamba7XL9]

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[FOOLS_NIGHTMARE]

Howitzers towards Panjshir!.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1433132001444474887

 

[TheDarkKnight]

M777 howitzers towards Panjshir.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1433132001444474887

I doubt US gave m777s to ANA. These look like some stock from surplus equipment.

 

[SQ8]

M777 howitzers towards Panjshir.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1433132001444474887

The closest Hollywood analogy to the Taliban is John Mclane - they just Yippee ka yay their way into everything.

 

[Meengla]

I think Talib will not be able to capture Panjshir due to mountains, Before Talib and Russian in Past were failed.

Don't be so sure. In past, Panjshir fighters had powerful backers. Not this time. And if Tajikistan is involved then so should Pakistan. Pakistani Army had crushed the TTP terrorists in similar terrain.

Washington Post is a responsible news outlet. They are covering this as front page / topmost story:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/09/01/afghanistan-kabul-taliban-live-updates/

Taliban presses into last unconquered province

 

[Gripen9]

M777 howitzers towards Panjshir.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1433132001444474887

These are old Russian D-30 122MM Howitzers.

 

[FOOLS_NIGHTMARE]

These are old Russian D-30 122MM Howitzers.

You are right, some SM activists get carried away in the fog of war.

 

[Meengla]

This needs to be wrapped up asap, not that I see the White House getting into the fray directly anytime soon. But a lot of weapon manufactures and some foreign-funded lobbies would love to, again, see America gets dragged into Afghanistan. Also let's not forget: United States is OBSESSED with its Contain China policy and having an unstable Afghanistan and having another puppet regime, however small, could be better than nothing; China and Russia have been mentioned again and again by Biden and Blinken in the last few weeks when talking about Afghanistan.

Why America Should Back the Taliban’s Enemies in Panjshir | National Review

Representative Mike Waltz describes his efforts to back anti-Taliban resistance fighters, in the absence of White House leadership.

www.nationalreview.com

Why America Should Back the Taliban’s Enemies in Panjshir

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Representative Michael Waltz is working to change that mindset and is seeking support for the Panjshir resistance forces. That starts with legislative language he’s promoting to explicitly prohibit the administration from officially recognizing a Taliban-led government, and it encompasses a broader effort to marshal his congressional colleagues, foreign governments, and even the private sector to support anti-Taliban fighters in the Panjshir.
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[FOOLS_NIGHTMARE]

This needs to be wrapped up asap

We all hope so but highly unlikely, feel like the Indians are providing satellite imagery of the Taliban locations as well! Taliban friendly nations should do the same!

 

[Dalit]

We all hope so but highly unlikely, feel like the Indians are providing satellite imagery of the Taliban locations as well! Taliban friendly nations should do the same!

No doubt Pakistan, Iran, China and Russia are dealing with this very effectively.

 

[Pakistan Space Agency]

I think Talib will not be able to capture Panjshir due to mountains, Before Talib and Russian in Past were failed.

Whole of Afghanistan is mountaneous.

Previously, the Taliban maybe weren't too fussed about controlling whole of country due to maybe tribal thinking but this time around they want to fully rule the entirety of the nation.

They've gotten a lot of experience in the nearly 20-years of war fighting and dealing with other nations.

In my humble opinion, they're going to rise further and rule like CPC of China i.e. keep their head down, be neutral internationally and only concentrate on the development of their own country.

 

[Meengla]

Lindsey Graham is calling to supply satellite phones to the Panjshir resistance because Taliban are destroying communication towers.
You give an inch, and they take a yard! As soon a tiny 'resistance' is found, whether in Libya or Iraq or anywhere else--such as it was in Venezuela too recently, then the wheels are put into motion: Propaganda, covert operations, intelligence sharing, financial assistance. This has been done many times. And that's why I have been saying for days to wrap it up and eliminate the Panjshir Pappu while doing so.

 

[Dalit]

Lindsey Graham is calling to supply satellite phones to the Panjshir resistance because Taliban are destroying communication towers.
You give an inch, and they take a yard! As soon a tiny 'resistance' is found, whether in Libya or Iraq or anywhere else--such as it was in Venezuela too recently, then the wheels are put into motion: Propaganda, covert operations, intelligence sharing, financial assistance. This has been done many times. And that's why I have been saying for days to wrap it up and eliminate the Panjshir Pappu while doing so.

LOL like as if one valley will change the outcome.

 

[Meengla]

LOL like as if one valley will change the outcome.

Correct.
It is EXTREMELY dishonest to put faith in this futile resistance to replace in Kabul the much larger, better supplied, and determined battle hardened force like the Taliban especially when all land access is denied. Many innocent souls will be killed in the crossfire and many lives of fighters will be lost and, yes, Panjshir Valley will fall to the Taliban. But some people are determined to do that anyway by encouraging the Panjshiris.
Rep. Waltz, in the link I shared above, is even calling the Panjshir Pappu and A. Saleh as America's 'natural allies'. My God!! Had they not seen what happened just to the much better supported, 'natural allies' in Kabul??
Hopefully, Biden won't listen to these nutjobs. Part of all this is pure domestic politics with the 2022 elections in mind--bleed Biden and Democrats as much as you can. BUT unfortunately this domestic tussle may introduce legislation in US Congress which would prevent America from pursuing its interests in Afghanistan.

No wonder the Chinese are catching up in many ways. They don't suffer from such issues where Lobbies and domestic political fights drive America's strategic policies in wrong ways.