#Kabul: “Why are you surrendering? Fight the Taliban!” the Afghan female judge shouted. One officer replied: “Our [political] leaders are traitors...We are sorry, we can’t defend you.” My rpt w/@hidayatnoorzai & Ann Scott Tyson via @csmonitor https://t.co/moVROIhEcZ

— Scott Peterson (@peterson__scott) August 16, 2021