afghanistan wants more us help in fight against militants
Last Updated : GMT 06:49:16
Arab Today, arab today
Arab Today, arab today
Last Updated : GMT 06:49:16
Arab Today, arab today

Afghanistan wants more US help in fight against militants

Arab Today, arab today

Arab Today, arab today Afghanistan wants more US help in fight against militants

Afghan National Army soldiers descend from a helicopter
Washington - Arab Today

Afghanistan wants the US to send more forces to help meet shortfalls in the battle against the Taliban and the Daesh group, the nation’s top diplomat said Tuesday.
Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani welcomed a recent call by US Gen. John Nicholson, the top American commander in Afghanistan, for a few thousand more troops from the US or other coalition partners to help break the stalemate in the war-torn country.
The Trump administration has not yet said if it will send more forces in response to Nicholson’s comments. Some 8,400 US troops are currently deployed in Afghanistan, performing counterterrorism operations against insurgents and training the Afghan army. The war is in its 16th year.
Citing a deadly attack this month on a military hospital in Kabul, Rabbani said Afghanistan needs US help in addressing “military shortfalls,” through increased training, ground and air capabilities, and reconnaissance and intelligence support. The attack was launched by Daesh with the Taliban.
“We stand confident that the new US administration under President Trump will remain strategically engaged and continue its support,” Rabbani said at the Atlantic Council think tank ahead of a gathering in Washington of the US-led coalition against Daesh. He described Nicholson’s call as “an appropriate decision considering the prevailing security challenges still facing us.”
In a sign of how major powers are vying for influence in the region, Rabbani said Russia is planning a 12-nation conference on Afghanistan. The former Soviet Union engaged in a disastrous decade-long occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s.
Rabbani said the US had been invited but did not know if it would attend. The State Department said it has not yet decided on its participation.
Rabbani said the discussions would follow up on six-nation talks held in mid-February involving China, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and Iran. He said he did not think the Taliban would be invited.
In congressional testimony last month, Nicholson said Russia has been publicly legitimizing the Taliban and seeking to undermine the US and NATO in Afghanistan.
Rabbani said Russia and Iran have both told Kabul they have been in contact with the Taliban to encourage a return to the negotiating table. They deny providing the Taliban material support.
Rabbani said terrorism and extremism must be combated through cooperation among governments. He said the Taliban would not seek peace unless Pakistan cracked down on “terrorist safe havens” on its soil — a long-running source of bitterness between the neighboring countries.

Source: Arab News

arabstoday
arabstoday

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

afghanistan wants more us help in fight against militants afghanistan wants more us help in fight against militants

 



Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

afghanistan wants more us help in fight against militants afghanistan wants more us help in fight against militants

 



GMT 05:50 2017 Tuesday ,15 August

20 killed in Takhar funeral attack

GMT 04:51 2017 Thursday ,13 April

Huda Kattan among top 10 beauty influencers

GMT 09:44 2018 Saturday ,06 January

Aoun to deliver speech in Rome this afternoon

GMT 09:14 2017 Saturday ,30 December

London stocks end year on record high

GMT 11:47 2017 Monday ,11 December

France's rightwing shifts after Macron victory

GMT 04:49 2013 Monday ,27 May

Feng Shui living room concepts

GMT 19:45 2017 Wednesday ,18 January

The UAE Releases Global State of the Future Report

GMT 23:40 2017 Wednesday ,18 October

OIC condemns terrorist attack in Jeddah

GMT 16:41 2017 Saturday ,18 February

FBMA International Show Jumping Cup 2017 competition

GMT 17:43 2017 Tuesday ,14 February

Spanish activists taken to court over BDS activism

GMT 21:37 2017 Sunday ,02 July

Religious tourism lottery to be held on Monday

GMT 15:27 2017 Saturday ,24 June

US imposes ban on fresh Brazil beef imports

GMT 06:07 2017 Tuesday ,24 October

Air Force set to create new ISR unit with Global Hawk

GMT 03:49 2017 Thursday ,22 June

Dalai Lama says will visit Trump

GMT 03:52 2017 Sunday ,15 January

Drydocks World and GDRFA sign MoU partnership
Arab Today, arab today
 
 Arab Today Facebook,arab today facebook  Arab Today Twitter,arab today twitter Arab Today Rss,arab today rss  Arab Today Youtube,arab today youtube  Arab Today Youtube,arab today youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday
arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday
arabstoday
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
arabstoday, Arabstoday, Arabstoday