In the last two decades do you know who else asked the question, ‘Why didn’t they fight?” Mullah Omar and Saddam Husein. I have no actual knowledge that the collapse of the Afghan Army will give rise to a protracted insurgency but I have hope as the flag of the Northern Alliance rises again. For stories about the Northern Alliance check out the Hindustan Times, ‘Northern Alliance’ flag hoisted in Panjshir in first resistance against Taliban, the Long War Journal’s, After fall of Kabul, resistance to Taliban emerges in Panjshir or Reuters, Protests against Afghan Taliban spread in early signs of resistance. And if you think this is the end of Irregular Warfare since we are refocusing on the Great Power Competition, I suggest this, IRREGULAR WARFARE IS GREAT POWER COMPETITION – PART 1 from War Room. Oh and there is other stuff going on in the world, for that check out Africa News’ Burkina Faso: 47 dead in new jihadist attack in the north and so much more in today’s Daily Dump!
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August 19, 2021
‘Northern Alliance’ flag hoisted in Panjshir in first resistance against Taliban – Hindustan Times
Costs of the Afghanistan war, in lives and dollars – AP
Intelligence and Terrorism: Revisiting the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks and Their Impact 20 Years Later – Taylor and Francis Online
Beijing’s Blue Helmets: What to Make of China’s Role in UN Peacekeeping in Africa – Modern War Institute
Podcast: Ambushed Ambushers – The Spear
IRREGULAR WARFARE IS GREAT POWER COMPETITION – PART 1 – WAR ROOM
Pakistani Taliban’s emir renews allegiance to Afghan Taliban – Long War Journal
After fall of Kabul, resistance to Taliban emerges in Panjshir – Long War Journal
Build a More Effective Cyber Force, Not More Bureaucracy – War on the Rocks
Crowded Skies and Turbulent Seas: Assessing the Full Scope of NATO-Russian Military Incidents – War on the Rocks
For Those Who Served In Afghanistan – Small Wars Journal
8/18/2021 National Security and Korean News and Commentary – Small Wars Journal
Afghanistan Aftershocks – Center for Strategic and International Studies
The Next Big Refugee Crisis Just Started – Center for Strategic and International Studies
The Shattering of Yemen – Foreign Affairs
Protests against Afghan Taliban spread in early signs of resistance – Reuters
Son of slain Afghan hero Massoud vows resistance, seeks support – Reuters
Resistance Manual – ARIS Studies
Cameroon ethnic clashes kill at least 32 as villages are torched -UNHCR – Reuters
How the Taliban uses social media to seek legitimacy in the West, sow chaos at home – ABC News
Russia was ready for Taliban’s win due to longtime contacts – AP
Afghans plead for faster US evacuation from Taliban rule – AP
Taliban urged to stop ‘blocking’ route to Kabul airport — live updates – DW
Afghanistan: German airlift from Kabul picks up speed – DW
Taliban triumph means more worries in Africa – DW
Afghanistan: Pakistan rejoices at Taliban victory as West flounders – DW
The Takeaway: Iran can live with Taliban takeover in Afghanistan – Al Monitor
Turkish airstrikes claim Yazidi lives in Iraq’s Sinjar – Al Monitor
Ankara mulls ambitious but risky engagement with Taliban – Al Monitor
Afghan retreat enables full US ‘pivot’ to Asia – Asia Times
US needs a coherent tech strategy for China – Asia Times
Gandhi on a warpath as Modi fumbles and stumbles – Asia Times
Afghanistan Live Updates: Protests Spread to Kabul as Taliban Struggle to Govern – The New York Times
Collapse and Conquest: The Taliban Strategy That Seized Afghanistan – The New York Times
Watch: Afghan President Blames ‘Political Failure’ for Taliban Take Over – The New York Times
Ukrainian Leader Tries To Put Spotlight Back On Russian-Occupied Crimea – Radio Free Europe
Afghans Hold Independence Day Rallies With National Flag Despite Taliban Crackdown – Radio Free Europe
Turmoil In Afghanistan Spills Into Central Asia – Radio Free Europe
Burkina Faso: 47 dead in new jihadist attack in the north – Africa news
A Taliban Takeover Will Strengthen Pakistan’s Jihadis – Foreign Policy
After the Debacle: Six Concrete Steps to Restore U.S. Credibility – Foreign Policy
Pentagon won’t help Americans and Afghans get past the Taliban ‘gauntlet’ outside Kabul’s airport – Task and Purpose
From Saigon to Kabul: what America’s Afghan fiasco means for the world – The Economist
Why Mozambique invited foreign troops to fight its jihadists – The Economist
Online Event: The State of the Kabul Airlift – Lawfare
Uncertainty Looms for Vocal Taliban Critic and Veteran Afghanistan Ambassador in Moscow – The Moscow Times
CIA’s Former Counterterrorism Chief for the Region: Afghanistan, Not An Intelligence Failure — Something Much Worse – Just Security
A New Northern Alliance Against The Taliban Is Forming In Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley (Updated) – The Drive
Russia and China Cozy Up In Joint Military Exercises – Popular Mechanics
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