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Stop Taliban operations or be ready for air strikes, US commander threatens
KABUL: NATO Commander General Scott Miller has warned the Taliban against forcibly occupying areas in Afghanistan, saying they should be prepared for air strikes if they do not stop the violence.

Speaking to reporters in Kabul, General Scott Miller, the US commander in Afghanistan, said he was not in favor of air strikes, but that air strikes would be inevitable if the Taliban did not stop using force. Will

Gen. Scott Miller said in a threatening tone that despite the withdrawal from Afghanistan, the US military has the full capability to launch air strikes on the Taliban and crush them. After the withdrawal of US troops, Afghan security forces will make appropriate adjustments.
Dozens of innocent people have been killed in fierce fighting between the Afghan Taliban and local security forces in rural areas since US President Joe Biden announced the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan by September 11. Has claimed control of more than 100 districts in Afghanistan.

The Taliban recently seized a key border crossing with Tajikistan, along with several districts in Kunduz city, and laid siege to almost all major cities in the country.