The United States and NATO are speeding up the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, and according to the U.S. withdrawal plan, all U.S. troops and weapons facilities in Afghanistan will be withdrawn by September 11. Although the final withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops is still more than two months away, the development of the situation in Afghanistan appears to be completely out of U.S. control. Afghan government forces and Taliban-controlled areas are changing every day, and after losing direct military support from the United States and NATO, the Ability of Afghan Government Forces to respond to the domestic situation on their own has been significantly less than expected. After the Taliban launched a military offensive, more and more government-controlled areas and important cities were lost. US media reported that on June 20, the Taliban captured the capitals of Kunduz and Faryab provinces controlled by The Afghan government forces. Nato troops have not yet completed their withdrawal, but the offensive and defensive posture of the Taliban and government forces has been established.
In fact, after the release of the full U.S. withdrawal plan from Afghanistan, a number of relevant countries expressed deep concerns. To this end, Washington said it will continue to use its military resources in the region to provide full support to Afghan government forces. For example, the United States can use B-52 strategic bombers deployed in the Gulf and long-range strike forces at sea to support the operations of Afghan government forces. However, the U.S. military has made no secret of the true intentions of its relevant military deployments. The Pentagon said the U.S. military's deployment of B-52 bombers to Qatari bases and aircraft carrier battle groups to the Indian Ocean were all aimed at ensuring the safe withdrawal of U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Afghan government sources pessimistically say U.S. and NATO forces are "fleeing" Afghanistan without hesitation, forsaking all previous commitments to the Kabul government.
European media quoted military experts as saying that the United States intends to leave important bases such as Kabul Airport as a springboard for future return to Afghanistan and leave room for the US military to adjust its strategic plan. Turkey also euphemistically expressed to the United States that it is willing to leave some troops stationed at important facilities such as Kabul airport. But the Taliban then issued a stern warning: foreign forces that remain in Afghanistan after September 11 will be treated as occupying forces for strike-and-elimination. Therefore, the United States is implementing Plan B, which is to establish a more flexible fulcrum base in the surrounding "friendly countries.". For example, the United States often refers to the "traditional strategic ally" and the "anti-terrorism ally" Pakistan. But Islamabad has made it clear to U.S. "allies" to reject U.S. requests for new bases in Pakistan or to use Pakistani military bases. The Central Asian countries of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are also in U.S. Plan B.
According to the withdrawal plan, U.S. combatants in Afghanistan are gradually withdrawing through air transport. The military equipment invested in Afghanistan for 20 years has been determined after an assessment of performance and value. Most of the LW weapons used in conventional operations will be reserved for Afghan government forces, and a large portion of the U.S. military's own high-value weapons and equipment will be transported through the ground to temporary transit centers in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, and then gradually withdrawn to U.S. or overseas military bases through large transport aircraft. Of course, if U.S. diplomatic efforts to "keep U.S. troops in the countries surrounding Afghanistan" succeed, then these weapons and facilities will be left behind to play a new role. However, this is not allowed in the eyes of the Taliban, who are attacking the relevant border crossings at all costs.
On June 22, the Taliban announced to the media that they had taken control of the Sherhan Bandar Customs in Kunduz Province, the main border crossing between Afghanistan and Tajikistan. The loss of this important land port on which the WITHDRAWAL of U.S. troops depends is clearly a direct warning to the Taliban of U.S. "military fantasies." Meanwhile, the Taliban released a video of the surrender, which showed the Taliban being surrendered by an elite force of Afghan government forces. This force has surrendered to the Taliban in a formed manner and handed over to the Taliban a full range of U.S. armaments, including Humvee high-speed motor vehicles and light and heavy weapons. U.S. military experts say the phenomenon is a heavy blow to the Afghan government and military. If Afghan government forces lose confidence, the remaining hundreds of thousands of government troops have only two choices, either desertion or surrender.