Azeem

Coming months will be important how new govt under Taliban is formed. Those governors who switched to join them must have some conditions. And what their foreign policy would be.

Siege of Kabul on the way. US helicopters are there to evacuate. Tbh yeah it is way more quicker than anyone thought even if you take all the pragmatic things into account. From an estimate of 90 days but lasting less than a week !

The local governors who were supposed to resist are being pragmatic. Firstly they had their own grudges with Kabul under Ghani and secondly the way allied troops are leaving people who helped them stranded. They are not willing to fight. It's always been like that in Afghanistan Taliban were once partners with US now enemies, warlords who were enemies of Taliban are joining them.

Ismail Khan the guy from northern alliance who fought the Taliban back in the 90s was brought back for defending Herat but he has agreed a settlement with them, gave out a video that he's being treated well. Taliban are solely focusing on taking major capitals in the North to stop any Northern Alliance 2.0 from emerging. They are taking them by political back hand deals which were probably on going weeks before this.

Taken over Herat the third largest city and claiming to have taken Kandhar. The Governors of respective places are agreeing surrender settlements in return of safe passages. U. S reportedly has agreed with the Taliban a safe passage for their diplomatic staff in Kabul. It's a matter of when it happens. Was Vietnam as big a quagmire as this !? Read a piece by an American 'expert' that only way to stop Taliban is too ethnically target rural Pashtuns since they make the majority of them ! lol they refuse to learn

Like this whole pandemic is the perfect wet dream of right-winger conspiracy theorists the early politicisation of the issue has also helped them.

During the siege of Weinsberg in Germany 1140 the King of Welfs dynasty, gave a condition that women can leave unharmed carrying whatever they can. The women choose to carry their husbands on their backs. The King kept to his word. The incident is famously known as ' The loyal wives of Weinsberg '

There must be some kind of buffer zone created within Afghanistan for hosting the refugees. It won't happen though just more civilian casualties & in return many will go join the Taliban in vengeance. Taliban's swift conquest is also because many troops are surrendering to them, refusing to fight them cause many of them are their relatives and family.

Hopefully it comes out of the ocean one day and people create bunch of different countries with similar flags in it so Australia can fuck off from AFC and play in it's own confederation, where it belongs @Spike

My favourite & worst times of the year Best 1. October to mid November, hottest plains of the country have a nice moderate cold weather and the snowy parts are a delight to visit. 2. February to early May, best weather for outdoor activities 3. December, living in too hot weather makes you appreciate greyish cold at times. Worst 1. July, August to early September sometimes, there is no refugee other than air conditioners. Sweaty, rainy, humidity with heat that can suffocate you. 2. Late May to June, heat is tolerable if you have a simple cooling fan but outdoor activities are almost impossible.

My friend once got a rejection email for a job he applied two years ago.

These crows have been dive-bombing me for the past few days. There are two paths for my daily pedestrian commute from my house and they chase me on both. I know they remember faces but they must be mistaken me for someone else.

.

US has made it clear their only attention is to get out their troops safely.

Taliban have taken over 5 capital cities in three days. US & govt forces are only indiscriminately airstriking achieving nothing on the ground. Civilians casualties in the end. Things like drugs, corruption are well documented in Afghan govt forces but just how bad they are losing major cities like dominoes ! US gave them equipment that no one other has in the region.

Yeah I just stated what's being speculating. The scale of the fires are way too much for it being an inside job they are reaching Greece as well

It's really grim seeing the situation of displaced Afghan civilians. It's understable no single country bordering Afghanistan can take the whole burden of refugees but some kind of joint buffer zone must be done.

Rain whipping out whole series for us. It's time they have retractable roofs or reserve days. It makes Cricket look quite stupid.

Topology of Austria

Yes PKK