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A friend of mine is a businessman who travels allot to Afghanistan. He is originally from Kunduz and during his last trip he visited his home town.
On his return back to Holland, he told us what he saw with his own eyes. Inside Kunduz, while different parts of the city were controlled by the Taliban, the governments armed forces were at short distance. In fact, at one Taliban checkpoint, he saw the Afghan local police right across the street. They Both armed factions were so close to one another, they could even hear what the other side was talking about.
My friend is convinced that the fall of Kunduz was a conspiracy. He says that the locals told him the local armed forces are complicit. They left the city for the Taliban to take it without any resistance. Once the city was in Taliban control, the armed forces just stood by and stared at the Taliban. They seemed as if they have some sort of agreement. They wouldn't attack one another.
I have heard many such stories from Kunduz. Some locals also claim militias tied to local warlords and government officials went on a rampage attacking private property, people and even raping people.
After the attack on the MSF hospital, the media lost interest in what happened before the American air raid. However, the stories of citizens of Kunduz emerging ever since seem to contradict everything we have heard and seen on the television.
On his return back to Holland, he told us what he saw with his own eyes. Inside Kunduz, while different parts of the city were controlled by the Taliban, the governments armed forces were at short distance. In fact, at one Taliban checkpoint, he saw the Afghan local police right across the street. They Both armed factions were so close to one another, they could even hear what the other side was talking about.
My friend is convinced that the fall of Kunduz was a conspiracy. He says that the locals told him the local armed forces are complicit. They left the city for the Taliban to take it without any resistance. Once the city was in Taliban control, the armed forces just stood by and stared at the Taliban. They seemed as if they have some sort of agreement. They wouldn't attack one another.
I have heard many such stories from Kunduz. Some locals also claim militias tied to local warlords and government officials went on a rampage attacking private property, people and even raping people.
After the attack on the MSF hospital, the media lost interest in what happened before the American air raid. However, the stories of citizens of Kunduz emerging ever since seem to contradict everything we have heard and seen on the television.