Ramadi

[Minimalist]

As predicted, while Ramadi dies of old age, Afghanistan is going down the shitter.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/01/world/...=5043&_r=0

Shaken by Taliban Victory in Kunduz, Afghans Flee Another Provincial Capital

Accounts from the neighboring province of Baghlan on Wednesday showed that the collapse of government forces in Kunduz against less numerous Taliban forces was prompting a crisis of confidence in the neighboring province of Baghlan, where wealthier citizens and those with government connections have begun to leave for the relative safety of their hometowns.

In the midst of one of the gravest moments for the American-backed government in Kabul, military leaders spoke for a third day about launching a decisive counterattack against the Taliban in Kunduz. But it was becoming clear that most of the reinforcements for such an attack had been waylaid in Baghlan.