Afghan elite wavers in face of Taliban onslaught
The Taliban have taken 13 provincial centres in a week and there is no indication their advance can be slowed
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- City after city
- Strategic prizes
- Northern arc
- Western reaches
- Connecting routes
- Taliban calculations
- Presenting harsh choices
- A handful hold out
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