With Taliban On The Road To Kabul, What Lies Ahead For Afghanistan

Taliban now control the vast majority of the country's cities and rural areas, and Afghan security forces have been largely defeated. So what's next for Afghanistan?

Afghanistan is on the precipice and the nation's security forces have all but collapsed after being battered by a Taliban offensive they were unable to halt. To add to its problems, Washington has announced plans to evacuate its nationals in Kabul, a symbolic and shambolic end of the US presence after nearly two decades of conflict. With the Taliban controlling the vast majority of the country's cities and rural areas, and Afghan security forces largely defeated, here follows some questions and answers that may help explain the current situation: What's the Taliban's strategy?