[The Taliban fighters showed off the Humvee they had captured]
[Secunder Kermani
BBC News, Balkh Province:
I point out that the Taliban are the
ones who have started the fighting.
"No," he retorts. "We had a government and
it was overthrown. They [the Americans] started the fighting."
Ainuddin and the rest of the Taliban
feel momentum is with them, and that they
are on the cusp of returning to dominance
after being toppled by the US-led invasion in 2001.
"They are not giving up Western culture… so we
have to kill them," he says
of the "puppet government" in Kabul.
Shortly after we finish speaking we hear
the sound of helicopters above us.
The Humvee and the Taliban fighters
quickly disperse. It's a reminder of the
continuing threat the Afghan air force
poses to the insurgents, and that
the battle is still far from over.]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-58156772