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Taliban Militants Estimated at 35,000
[Tolo News] There are approximately 35,000 Talibs all over Afghanistan, Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday.
"We estimate the number of Taliban snuffies at 25 to 35,000, but this is not established and is just a guess," said Gen. Azimi. The Ministry of Defence classifies the Taliban into three groups: The first are the ones fighting against the government and foreign forces, the second are those who are "hired" to continue the fight and the third are those who only fight in exchange for money. Meanwhile, ...back at the ranch... Gen. Azimi claimed that the Afghan forces are able to undertake security responsibility for the country. A commission comprised of Afghans and foreigners has recently been set up to be in charge of the transition process. Ministry of Defence wants security transition to be started from partially insecure areas. "The areas in Afghanistan should be categorised in low-level, medium level and high level insecurity, and the transition should begin from medium level," Gen. Azimi said. The Ministry of Defence claims to be ready to undertake security responsibility, but emphasises that international community should stick to its commitments and equip the Afghan cops. Posted by: Fred 2011-02-10 |
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