A wave of Afghan military surrenders to the Taliban is picking up speed in areas as American troops withdraw.

 
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Date: May 27th 2021

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The last to die for a mistake
Darlin' your tyrants and kings form the same fate
Strung up at your city gates
And you're the last to die for a mistake

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A wave of Afghan military surrenders to the Taliban is picking up speed in rural areas as American troops withdraw.

Thursday, May 27, 2021 10:55 AM EST

Since May 1, at least 26 outposts and bases in just four provinces in Afghanistan have surrendered, according to village elders and government officials. With morale diving as American troops leave, and the Taliban seizing on each surrender as a propaganda victory, each collapse feeds the next.

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