The militants of the Taliban radical movement (a terrorist organization prohibited in Russia) approached 50 kilometers to Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. They managed to de-energize the city, RIA Novosti, President of the Italian humanitarian organization Pangea Luke Lo, told RIA Novosti.
“We are very worried, because the Taliban are 50 kilometers from Kabul. This morning they cut the cables with light, the city was almost in isolation,” the Agency leads the word Lo. According to him, the staff of his organization remained without communication, and there is no opportunity to fully clarify the situation because of this. According to the Italian, the capture of Kabul Taliban is inevitable.
Earlier, on August 13, the director of the Second Asia Foreign Ministry and Special Representative of the President of Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said that Taliban would hardly be able to occupy the capital in the foreseeable future. The American side adheres to another opinion: the Pentagon, referring to these intelligence data, stated that the Taliban can isolate Kabul for 30 days and take the city under control within 90 days.