Taliban Return
Many previous military holds had fallen to the Taliban, following the return of US troops in Afghanistan towards the start of the 2017. On 21 July 2017, the city of Musa Quala in the Helmand province was declared under Taliban control. Musa Quala was previously a Taliban stronghold in early 2014, however towards the end of the year, the city fell under the Afghanistan government’s power. The fall of the city of Musa Quala sparked some interest within Afghan cities. Protests among the citizens through the form of petitions, were handed to government officials. The US minister of foreign affairs released an official statement in response to the protests. “The US army is majorly involved with Afghanistan and will work with the Afghan government to protect citizens and remove the terrorist group (the Taliban) from power.” Since foreign nations left Afghanistan in 2014, the Taliban had taken control of much more land and as a result the situation caused many foreign nations previously militarily present in Afghanistan, such as NATO forces, to debate the situation and this led to some of the previous forces returning to Afghanistan in 2021.
Many previous military holds had fallen to the Taliban, following the return of US troops in Afghanistan towards the start of the 2017. On 21 July 2017, the city of Musa Quala in the Helmand province was declared under Taliban control. Musa Quala was previously a Taliban stronghold in early 2014, however towards the end of the year, the city fell under the Afghanistan government’s power. The fall of the city of Musa Quala sparked some interest within Afghan cities. Protests among the citizens through the form of petitions, were handed to government officials. The US minister of foreign affairs released an official statement in response to the protests. “The US army is majorly involved with Afghanistan and will work with the Afghan government to protect citizens and remove the terrorist group (the Taliban) from power.” Since foreign nations left Afghanistan in 2014, the Taliban had taken control of much more land and as a result the situation caused many foreign nations previously militarily present in Afghanistan, such as NATO forces, to debate the situation and this led to some of the previous forces returning to Afghanistan in 2021.