Someone fallen asleep at the wheel?

Taliban takes hold in once-peaceful northern Afghanistan

In squads of roaring dirt bikes and armed to the teeth, Taliban fighters are spreading like a brush fire into remote and defenseless villages across northern Afghanistan. The fighters swarm into town, assemble the villagers and announce Taliban control, often at night and without any resistance.
Maybe its time to again ask the very inconvenient question as to what the ANA/ANP are doing and are actually capable of?