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Taliban Collapsing Across Afghanistan: Blair |
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Wednesday the Taliban regime is in a state of " collapse" across Afghanistan.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Wednesday the Taliban regime is in a state of " collapse" across Afghanistan.
In a statement to Parliament Wednesday afternoon, Blair said anti-Taliban forces were beginning to succeed in the south of the country, following their sweeping advance southward into Kabul on Tuesday.
His statement came as reports emerged that the Taliban had been forced out of several eastern provinces, and might be losing their grip on the southern stronghold of Kandahar.
Despite these territorial losses, the Taliban leadership remained defiant, claiming to be regrouping after what they called a tactical withdrawal from some cities. But Blair described the claim as a lie.
The British Ministry of Defense said thousands of British troops are on 48-hour standby to be sent to Afghanistan.
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