An Afghan security officer at the Bagram air base north of Kabul on July 5, 2021. © Wakil Kohsar, AFP (file photo) The Afghan government faces an “existential crisis” after the Taliban doubled their attacks following the February 2020 US deal with the insurgents, a watchdog report said Thursday. The report said Taliban attacks on Afghan targets surged from 6,700 … Continue reading Kabul faces ‘existential crisis’ in face of Taliban surge, US watchdog says