In 10 of the 34 provinces occupied by the Taliban, power-sharing proposals

Desk report:  In less than a week, the Taliban have taken control of 10 of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces. The Taliban also captured the Afghan city of Ghazni on Thursday. As one province after another fell out of control, the Ashraf Ghani-controlled Kabul government finally offered to share power with the Taliban. Qatari-based Al Jazeera reported on Thursday that the Kabul government had offered to share power with the Taliban, citing government sources amid a fierce battle between the Taliban and government forces. The report said the proposal stemmed from ongoing “Afghan peace” talks between the Kabul government and Taliban leaders in Qatar. However, neither the Afghan government nor the Taliban have officially announced a power-sharing proposal. The US-brokered peace talks between the government and the Taliban have been going on for a long time. But as the talks continue, Taliban fighters have seized one territory after another from government forces across Afghanistan. In April, US President Biden announced that US troops would leave Afghanistan by August 31. Following Biden’s announcement, the Taliban began fighting government forces for control of the country. They are also successful. The Taliban is rapidly taking over various parts of Afghanistan. After taking control of rural areas, the Taliban are now occupying large cities and commercial centers. As a result, the country is facing a serious security threat. The Afghan government has fired Army Chief General Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai in the face of the Taliban’s rapid advance. Meanwhile, the strategic city of Ghazni, the tenth provincial capital, fell to the Taliban on Thursday. Ghazni is located just 150 kilometers from the capital Kabul. Ghazni is very important for strategic reasons. Because the city is located on the Kabul-Kandahar highway. The southern part of the country is connected to Kabul by this road. The Taliban have already captured Pul-e-Khumri, the capital of Baghlan province, Farah, the capital of Farah, Zaranj, the capital of Nimroz, Talukan of Takhar, Kunduz, the capital of Kunduz, Sar-e-Pal, the capital of Sar-e-Pal province, Aibak, the capital of Samangan, Shebergan, Badakhshan He captured Ghazni, the capital city of Ghazni province. Concerns have been raised about the fate of the country’s major cities. Both sides are desperately trying to take control. But the big question is how long the government forces will be able to control. Locals are also fleeing their homes. The BBC says Taliban militias have already taken over half of Afghanistan. This includes a ‘border crossing’ with two neighboring countries, Pakistan and Iran. However, the Taliban is claiming control of 90 percent of the country. However, a senior European Union (EU) official was quoted by Reuters as saying that the Taliban had taken control of 65 percent of Afghanistan’s territory. Eleven more provincial capitals could collapse at any time.