embassy in Afghanistan, tweeted that American officials were “saddened & disgusted by the Taliban’s targeted killing” of Menapal - calling him “a friend and colleague, whose career was focused on providing truthful information to all Afghans about #Afghanistan.” ROSS WILSON, the chargé d'affaires at the U.S. Taliban spokesperson ZABIHULLAH MUJAHID told TAMEEM AKHGAR and KATHY GANNON of The Associated Press that the group shot and killed DAWA KHAN MENAPAL, the director of Afghanistan’s Government Information Media Center. Through our 21st Century Security vision, Lockheed Martin is accelerating innovation, connecting defense and digital to enhance the performance of major platforms, to equip customers to stay ahead of emerging threats.
Many of today’s military systems and platforms were designed to operate independently. Our mission is to prepare you for the future by engineering advanced capabilities today. The Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ BILL ROGGIO, who closely tracks the Taliban’s sweep across Afghanistan, called the Zaranj capture a “major victory for the group.” He assesses that the Taliban has now taken control of 219 of the country’s 407 districts, while contesting another 110. "If the Taliban do not turn away from the continued violence, if they do not engage seriously and urgently in peace negotiations, and come to an agreement that will bring desperately needed peace to the people of Afghanistan, they can never achieve the domestic and international legitimacy they claim to seek," the spokesperson concluded. "The Taliban advances, targeted killings, and horrific acts of violence are alienating Afghanistan’s neighbors, countries in the region, and the international community," adding "it would be a grave mistake for the Taliban to expect even the minimal international support that they received over 20 years ago." "The continued Taliban offensive does nothing but lead to more bloodshed," a State Department spokesperson told NatSec Daily. The State Department sees it differently. “How can we expected to just watch the city facing a chaotic situation?” When we pressed Shaheen on why he’d given us a different reason for the military advance in the past, he responded: “True, different situations needed different responses.” “We have to take it, return law and order,” he said, even though the Taliban is known for its brutal and repressive rule. But Taliban spokesperson SUHAIL SHAHEEN provided NatSec Daily with a different rationale for why the insurgents decided to take Zaranj. The Taliban for months has said its main goal is to seek a peacefully negotiated solution with Kabul and its allies, and that it only launches assaults when provoked by government-aligned forces. The militants even allowed Afghan authorities to flee into Iran with their families. It doesn’t appear that Kabul-aligned forces put up much of a fight, making it relatively easy for the Taliban to take Zaranj. Because of the city’s strategic location on the border with Iran, experts say the Taliban just secured a logistical advantage and a likely cash windfall. The Taliban now controls Zaranj, the capital city of Nimruz province in southwest Afghanistan. troops from Afghanistan - the latest indication the militants are on a glidepath to overall control of the war-torn country. Also hang out with us on Twitter and first provincial capital has fallen to the Taliban since President JOE BIDEN’s decision to withdraw U.S. subscribe here.Īim your tips and comments at and. National Security Daily arrives in your inbox Monday through Friday by 4 p.m. I’m Alex Ward, your guide to what’s happening inside the Pentagon, the NSC and D.C.’s foreign policy machine - and a deeply-saddened-by-the-Lionel-Messi-news FC Barcelona fan. Welcome to National Security Daily, POLITICO’s newsletter on the global events roiling Washington and keeping the administration up at night. 30, 2017, photo, American soldiers wait on the tarmac in Logar province, Afghanistan.
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