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| Afghan Forces Not Ready for Security Transition | |
| 2011-04-07 | |
[Tolo News] Afghan forces are not yet able to take over security responsibilities, Afghan Minister of Interior said on Wednesday.
Afghan security officials including Defence Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak, Interior Minister Besmellah Mohammadi and Acting Chief of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) were called to the House of Representatives today. "Unfortunately I have to say that neither the Afghan National Army nor the Police have the ability to undertake security responsibilities if NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Originally it was a mutual defense pact directed against an expansionist Soviet Union. In later years it evolved into a mechanism for picking the American pocket while criticizing the style of the American pants... leaves now. I think the transition should start in three years," General Mohammadi said. The Afghan Defence Minister also agreed that there are threats ahead of security transition. "I have cautioned the international community that anti-government groups and their supporters may want to deliberately give us a false feeling of victory so that foreign forces leave the country thinking that security has approved," Mr Wardak said. "If that is the case, cut-throats will get the opportunity to start fighting again using all their strength." Meanwhile, ...back at the ranch, Butch and the Kid had brought their horses under control... Acting Chief of NDS, Rahmatullah Nabil, said anti-government gangs are funded through different sources. "Militant groups can get financial assistance through different sources including intelligence organisations of some countries, cut-thoat Islamist groups, drug trafficking and sometimes private security companies," Mr Nabil said. Afghan and foreign forces have launched operations in the country's volatile regions to prepare the ground for a smooth transition to Afghan forces. According to Defence Minister Wardak the number of Afghan National Army recruits will increase to 195,000 in about two years. The first phase of security transition is to begin in July 2011. | |
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