AFGHANISTAN
The fall of Mazar-e Sharif cements the Taliban’s control over northern Afghanistan and key routes to Central Asia as part of its stunning advances across the country.
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In confidential documents obtained by The Post and published in 2019, U.S. military trainers describe Afghan security forces as incompetent, unmotivated and rife with deserters
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