Watch for the Pentagon to issue a detailed map explaining how they’re losing, any minute now.
“Taliban take 4th Afghan district in 48 hrs,” ANSA, October 2, 2015 (thanks to Insubria):
(ANSA) – Kabul, October 2 – The Taliban on Thursday night took their fourth Afghan district in 48 hours, Warduj in the northeastern province of Badakhshan, the Pajhwok news agency reported Friday.
Previously the insurgents took another three districts in the north: Khawaja Ghar in Takhar, Tala Wa Barfak in Baghlan and Qala Zal in Kunduz.

jr says
this is a preview of what to come when the u.s makes a full withdrawal from that country
TonysTake says
Note the latest terrorist strike right here in Oregon, USA: http://www.eutimes.net/2015/10/oregon-mass-shooter-on-terror-list-obama-refused-to-take-from-russia/
Daniel Triplett says
When Caliph Ohammad goes to Zero Force next year, the entire Afghan state will belong to the Taliban.
Don McKellar says
Wow. What a shocker. Obama’s legacy grows by the hour! Islam’s greatest American president now, and maybe that will ever be!
Tiredofstupid says
Anyone else notice how the taliban used to drive raggedy toyotas but now te taliban and isis all drive and use the newest in U.S. military equipment? If the Afghanis and “rebel” groups are just going to sell or give our equipment to the enemy maybe we should quit giving it to them?
Don McKellar says
Most of the Islamic State and the Taliban and various other Islamic jihad mad dog killers around the world use second hand US military equipment. Obama has spent BILLIONS OF YOUR MONEY arming them all through ridiculous covert jihad support programs over the past 6 years.
Angemon says
A while back I said that if the taliban didn’t step up their game ISIS would leave them in the dust. Sounds they’re stepping up their game.
gravenimage says
Talk about Alien vs. Predator…
Angemon says
Indeed, an appropriate tagline 😀
I mean the “whoever wins, we lose”, not the “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” – as far as I’m concerned, talibans and islamic state are competing to see who gets to chop my head.
Gary says
Obama said. “This is not some superpower chessboard contest.”
And let me guess….
ISIS is Junior Varsity and everyone plays fair in the sandbox.
Obama…. Wise as a fox.
…..And everyone is on to your game. Or in this case, match.
Pssst…..
Don’t look now but Putin is playing for the fool.
Eddiethed says
Obama hates America an wants us to loose our prestigious ways,he wants to knock us back a bit,he don’t want to do anything over there,he wants the Isis to win along with taliban if Obama is not Moslem you could have fooled me,what a piece of shit he is.
mortimer says
There is little difference in the religious opinions of Afghans elected to the legislature and those of the Taliban who want to have Sharia imposed by DICTATORSHIP.
Afghans probably want to have the choice of electing their own reps, but the apathetic ones will jeopardize the chance of developing a real democracy. Afghans have to get beyond doing things the ‘old-fashioned’ way of having a king or dictator and a bunch of tribal chieftains who make self-serving decisions and can’t be removed from power ever except by a bloody coup.
The Afghan people need to step up to the plate by voting in greater numbers and having real elections supervised by an international committee.
gravenimage says
Mortimer wrote:
There is little difference in the religious opinions of Afghans elected to the legislature and those of the Taliban who want to have Sharia imposed by DICTATORSHIP.
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This is true–Afghanistan has recently *reinstated stoning*. But why should this surprise? Those elected and virtually all of the electorate are pious Muslims. And backing for the Taliban itself is high there–in 2011 (the most recent figures I could find)–*82%* of the population wanted the government to “reconcile” with the Taliban.
More:
Afghans probably want to have the choice of electing their own reps, but the apathetic ones will jeopardize the chance of developing a real democracy. Afghans have to get beyond doing things the ‘old-fashioned’ way of having a king or dictator and a bunch of tribal chieftains who make self-serving decisions and can’t be removed from power ever except by a bloody coup.
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With all respect, Mortimer, when has Afghanistan *ever* had a chance of developing a real democracy? If they were ever going to do so, it was under the aegis of the United States–instead, Afghans wanted to enshrine Islam in their “constitution”.
And why do they need to get beyond dictatorship and bloody coups? This was good enough for the “Prophet”, so what pious Muslim can complain?
More:
The Afghan people need to step up to the plate by voting in greater numbers and having real elections supervised by an international committee.
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Who says they *need* to do this? And what makes you think, given the values of the “Afghan people”, that that appalling Muslim hell-hole would be any better if they did?
Support for bloody Shari’ah law in Afghanistan is *99%*. With figures like this, everything else is pretty much window dressing.
umbra says
Yes, afghanistan has been damned by islam and shall continue to be damned until it if freed from islam.
quotha raven says
to Gravenimage – As usual, you provide a compelling, insightful post. I agree with every word. Nothing my friend in the US Army (who spent a year in Afghanistan and communicated with locals) told me conflicts with your take. It sickens me that we have any military personnel there, except for those using their locations as an entry post for infiltrating Pakistan for intelligence.
As far as I can understand a very gnarly situation, the only ones who stand to gain here are the military-industrial complex that needs wars to sell its products and the gigantic para-military civilian multicorps and mercenaries, who enable them.
Cheers!
quotha r
Jay Boo says
G Image makes some compelling points here
barbican says
It used to be referred to as “The Great Game” back in colonial times. One by one, they were all checkmated.
Sadly, none of our recent politicians seem to have any grasp of the history of the region, its tribes and its total adherence to its stultifying “religion”.
It will never change.
quotha raven says
to Mortimer, who sez “There is little difference in the religious opinions of Afghans elected to the legislature and those of the Taliban who want to have Sharia imposed by DICTATORSHIP. ”
The fellow who introduced me to Robert Spencer’s Islam 101 and JW is a US Army staff sgt linguist in intel who spent a year in Helmand and Wardak provinces in Afghanistan about five years ago. He told me that the Taliban has nothing to do with religion. They are thugs, criminals like the mafia in that they extort money for “protection” from villages, among other things.
I used to think the Taliban was religiously motivated, but I don’t any more. Cheers! Quotha R
gravenimage says
Taliban take 4th Afghan district in 48 hours
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This does not surprise–I knew that as soon as American and coalition troops pulled out, that the Taliban would come surging back in–with very little resistance from most of the “Afghan people”.
Ian H says
Find out who is funding them. Find out who is supporting them by allowing them safe bases. Declare war.
Dan says
Coming from the Great White North just “north” of you guys? (Cause libs can’t seem to get anything straight, so we assume direc-shuns is include.
Even us icebacks is sayin’, “This is ALL Obama’s fault.”
Barack osama says
Whats the problem with you guys?
Listen what the President of da USA say –
‘If moderates dont take over Afghanistan then ISIS will.
Do you want ISIS to take over”?
You will find smart americans are able to understand Obamaspeak.
You islamophobes alone see problem.
Alfred says
Must be jooking right. Al Quada moderate?….. they want to spread Sharia in to the world what is moderate about that ?
Or you are a fool or you’re playing the fool!
BTW, islamophobe is the new word for realist…. incase you missed it !
Alfred says
Now what did you al expect. The Obama administration is funding Al Aqaida to fight ISIS and look what happens. Nethanjahu said is clear in front of the UN: “if you have two enemy’s who are fighting eachother, you don’t strengthen one, you weaken them both”.
John Kerry did not even attend to his speech so how can expect America to handle otherwise in the future?
Mirren10 says
Barack osama, what exactly is ‘moderate’ about the taliban ? Do explain to us greasy islamophobes.
BC says
Let us hope that eventually the Taliban and IS will get into a war and the more they kill each other off the better
Edgar Allen says
I have a few Muslims friends in the West. All of them, even the outwardly appearing “moderate” and “Westernized” (No beard, no Muslim garb, etc) truly believe that Mohammad is a great example, and the teachings of the Koran and life examples of Mohammad should be followed. They waffle a bit when you discuss the “hadd” punishment, trying to justify why they are not barbaric. For example, for amputating a thief’s hands, here’s a standard apology: severe punishment is a great deterrent, and we don’t want to apply it until there is “justice in society”, so nobody has to steal anymore. This leads them to join the “social justice” line of reasoning. I think all Muslim countries are doomed, because the vast majority of Muslims truly believe in following mohammad’s examples, and use twisted logic to justify them in their own minds.
Without hatred or rancor, we have to accept that Muslims and non-Muslims should live in separate countries. Trade, tourism etc.. does not have to be curtailed. But the idea of large numbers of Muslims settling and living among non-Muslims is doomed to lead to confrontation. There is no other way.
Lawrence says
It’s not just Obama who is screwing up, truth is what, must American soldiers stay in Afghanistan forever, losing life and limb in the process, and for what? It was Georgie Bush, the lover of Islam just like Obama, who sent US troops into Afghanistan. It was always a doomed mission since the Taliban is just being true to Islam, so they would always win, especially when Republicans, just like Democrats, refuse to face facts about Islam. It’s why the West is doomed when it comes to its misguided interventions in the Muslim world. This is as much Bush and co’s mess as it is the Dems and Obama.
The only reason America went into Afghanistan was because of 9-11, which was caused by Islam and Liberalism together. So the lesson of 9-11 has been for the Left and Right to double down on their love for Islam and their mutual Liberalism. Nothing has been learned and never will be.
pongidae rex says
You can never win a war in a foreign country when all the people on your side want is to leave their country and immigrate to yours.
Avenger says
Wow.
The USA arms and protects Turkey, Pakistan, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Afghanistan, Egypt, Jordan, Somalia, Iraq, Indonesia, Albania, the new Caliphate ISIS, Bengladesh etc.
They are all Muslim and all take part in murdering non muslims or spreading Jihad.
Disgusting.
quotha raven says
to Avenger – And don’t forget the cozy deal we’ve now made with Iran. Hedging all bets? Cheers! quotha r