Khalid said that the Afghan forces receive air support from international forces when they are in need, bud added that "their land operations are conducted independently."
Khalid said he has three priorities and one of them is improving the security of the country’s highways. He also mentioned that another priority is to reduce the costs of the military without cutting their capability.
The third priority, Khalid said, is to retake areas that have fallen to the Taliban
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Khalid said the people should not worry about the withdrawal of international troops from the country. "It's also possible that the number of foreign troops might increase in Afghanistan," he said.
Khalid said the Taliban’s plan to capture Kunduz, Uruzgan, Farah, and Ghazni province has been foiled by Afghan forces.
"Afghan forces have retaken nine districts (from the Taliban) and they have freed 700 Afghan security force members from Taliban prisoners," Khalid said.
He said the Defense Ministry has planned to create "Ranger" military units in the coming year that would operate under Army corps in various parts of the country in order to reduce pressure on Afghan commandos.