3/ Many MIL & police units have long accommodated to the Taliban -- letting the Taliban know when they'd go on "offensive" ops so TB could clear out beforehand...Wonder whether that % up or down, given recent fighting & TB statements like thathttps://twitter.com/VFelbabBrown/status/1320677800358088706 …
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#ANDSF is currently in an “active defense” posture, so they’re not conducting offensives—but in line with your point, I wonder what the current desertion rate is
For what's its worth, I'm zero surprised by this interview. But its also not actually what the TB does on the ground. They need govt teachers, medical staff, etc. They actually don't target *everyone* working with the govt; they can't afford to. Even those that they do target...
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They typically don't mind turning instead of killing (ANA, police, etc). That isn't to downplay his statements, but they aren't exactly reflective of the strategy on the ground
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(Except, of course, in the sense that their current strategy is an enormous FU to the US and pretty much everyone else. His comments are obv totally in line with that...)
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