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So unless you have been living under a rock for the past few months, you might be aware that the Taliban have been steamrolling the Afghan government ever since the US pulled out. They now control over half the country and are gaining ground day by day.

I'd say Afghan government probably has about 1 year left.

So unless you have been living under a rock for the past few months, you might be aware that the Taliban have been steamrolling the Afghan government ever since the US pulled out. They now control over half the country and are gaining ground day by day. [Interactive map of Taliban vs Afg Gov control](https://gandhara.rferl.org/a/taliban-control-afghanistan/31360050.html) I'd say Afghan government probably has about 1 year left.

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Rules of the game. State actors are acting under mostly internal constraints to limit harm to civilians for PR purposes. During WWII, the Allies made it a deliberate policy to target civilians on a massive scale. Mass murder, torture, rape, burning down cities, starvation, and of course shooting anyone who even seemed suspicious. If the struggle is existential for the state, they will change the rules. No one cares enough about Afghanistan (or Vietnam, Iraq, etc.) to do so.