Two armies: why state forces proved no match for the Taliban
Aug 20, 2021
2 minutes
By Patrick Wintour
The Taliban have 80,000 troops in comparison with the nominal 300,699 who until last week were serving the Afghan government, yet the whole country has been effectively overrun in a matter of weeks as military commanders surrendered without a fight in a matter of hours.
It is a tale
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