The Afghan Army is set to begin pulling back from its most isolated strongholds in an effort to consolidate its forces and minimize losses amid a growing Taliban resurgence.
On Friday, Taliban militants in northwestern Afghanistan overran a group of Afghan Army outposts, killing over a dozen soldiers, the New York Times reported. It’s just the latest attack in a surge by the militant group, with which the Afghan Army’s far-flung outposts are unable to cope.