Taliban outside Kabul: “That may be the case tonight”

The Taliban have reached the outskirts of the Afghan capital Kabul. According to former NATO General Domröse, the city may fall quickly, he said tagesschau24.

After the Taliban attack on Kabul, the Afghan capital could fall quickly, according to former NATO General Hans-Lothar Domröse. This is mainly due to the question of how long the Afghan government can hold out, Domröse said in an interview with tagesschau24. “I don’t have a lot of trust anymore because you don’t know what it is based on. Which security forces are now still loyal to the president, “said Domröse. The way the provincial capitals have fallen, loyalty is very limited.

You have to act quickly now, said Domröse. Jalalabad and Mazar-i-Sharif fell quickly. This could also happen in Kabul. “That can be the case tonight,” said Domröse at Tageschau24.

The Taliban have meanwhile announced in a statement that they do not want to bring the Afghan capital under their control “by force”.