Afghanistan Peace CampaignJust nine days before the fall of Kabul, on 15 Asad, Nimroz became the first province to fall to Islamic Emirate forces.
Five years ago, during the third week of the solar month of Asad, Afghanistan’s provinces and districts fell one after another and came under the control of Islamic Emirate forces.
Just nine days before the fall of Kabul, on 15 Asad, Nimroz became the first province to fall to Islamic Emirate forces.
Zohoruddin Zahir, a political analyst, said: “Corruption had increased significantly in the country, and there was widespread crisis and chaos. No one’s life or safety was secure.”
On 17 Asad, the provinces of Sar-e-Pul, Takhar and Kunduz also fell one after another to Islamic Emirate forces.
Exactly five years ago today, on 18 Asad, Aibak city, the capital of Samangan province, also fell.
But what led to the fall of these provinces?
Qudratullah Badlon, a political analyst, said: “They lacked domestic legitimacy. When the foreign forces left, they faced economic problems, while internally there was war. More importantly, there was the corruption in which they were deeply involved.”
Khalil Ahmad Nadem, a political analyst, said: “The Taliban movement in Afghanistan had the motivation to fight. This was the main factor that ultimately led to the fall of the republic.”
The successive fall of provinces during those days was one of the most significant developments leading to the change of government in Afghanistan. Within a short period, the security situation changed in several provinces, and their capitals fell one after another from the control of the former government.