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Afghan Militias Forced To Fight Taliban Blame America's 'Abandonment'
Author: PBS NewsHour
Narrator: PBS NewsHour
Unabridged: 10 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: NewsHour Productions
Published: 07/07/2021
Categories: Young Adult Nonfiction
Synopsis
As the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan nears its completion, the Afghan
army is quickly losing ground throughout the country to the Taliban. To
bolster its military, the government is arming militias to help in the
fight. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson traveled to two provinces near
the capital — Parwan and Logar — to meet militia men who have Afghan
leaders worried about a new civil war.
army is quickly losing ground throughout the country to the Taliban. To
bolster its military, the government is arming militias to help in the
fight. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson traveled to two provinces near
the capital — Parwan and Logar — to meet militia men who have Afghan
leaders worried about a new civil war.