| And all of them able to read, wrote, and cipher at a second or fourth grade level? I’ve lost track of the current target for soldierly literacy. |
Speaking during a security conference in RS compound in northern Balkh province, Khalid said considering the vast swathes of territory in the north and large population living in northern provinces, the leadership of the government and defense institutions have reached to a conclusion that the existing forces are not enough to provide proper security to people.
Khalid further added that the 217th Corps of the Afghan military will be inaugurated as per President Ashraf Ghani
...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money. ..’s order in coming weeks.
He also added that the leadership of the ministry of defense considers segregation of duties and changes should be incorporated in leadership and opinion to lead the war in the North.
In other parts of his speech, Khalid reiterated that the enemies have plans and programs for war and preparing to further intensify conflict to gain more privileges in peace talks.
Emphasizing that the current year will be a difficult year in terms of security, Khalid said the armed forces should not only suffice in preventing turbans to control more areas but the hideouts of the enemies should be eliminated in offensive operations.