Afghanistan – U.S. Intelligence: Taliban Can Take Over Afghan Capital in 90 Days

A U.S. military assessment says the Taliban could isolate Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, in 30 days and potentially take it over in 90 days, amid the militants’ rapid advances across the war-ravaged country. “But this is not a foregone conclusion,” a U.S. Defense official told Reuters anonymously on Wednesday, referring to the assessment. He claimed Afghan security forces could reverse that momentum by putting up more resistance against the militants. Another person familiar with the intelligence told NatSec Daily that it might take the Taliban militants up to six months to seize control of the entire capital city. “That’s how fluid the situation is,” the unnamed…