Taliban Think May Assume Power in Afghanistan By Force Contrary to Pledges.

Taliban Think May Assume Power in Afghanistan By Force Contrary to Pledges.
The continued advance by the Taliban movement* is evidence its leaders believe they can retake control of Afghanistan by force rather than engaging in negotiation, US Defense Department spokesperson John Kirby said on Wednesday.
"The Taliban continues to advance and to assume control of district and provincial centers that clearly indicate that they believe it is possible to gain governance through force, through brutality, through violence, through oppression, which is at great odds with their previously stated goal of actually wanting to participate in a negotiated political solution," Kirby said during a press briefing.
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Kirby responded to numerous questions about the Taliban’s advance and the role that the United States could still play in shaping a rapidly-deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan.