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Concerns Raised Over Lack of Coordination Among Afghan Forces
Security forces have raised concerns over the lack of coordination among the different security branches in relation to the ongoing war.This comes amid heightened battles in various parts of the country. Some security officers have said there is no coordination between the Ministry of Defense (MoD) and the Ministry of Interior (MoI). Parliamentarians have also expressed the same concerns. "War strategy toward Taliban is a failed strategy," said Fawzia Kofi, an MP from Badakhshan. But the Ministry of Defense (MoD) rejects these claims and said problems sometimes lie with the ground forces. "All the plans which take place in the ministry are in full coordination and the Interior minister, NDS and even local organizations participate," MoD spokesman Dawlat Waziri said. "In some areas where the level of coordination is less and the presence of ANA are less or does not exist at all, in those areas there might be problems," said MoI spokesman Sediq Sediqqi. Meanwhile the Presidential Palace said that there had been such issues in the past but that these have now been resolved. "Every day the coordination among civilian sectors and military sectors increases," a deputy presidential spokesman Shah Hussain Murtazawi said. The concerns come amid fierce fighting in some areas, especially in Helmand which has been the scene of heavy offensives by the Taliban over the past few days. Experts have however called for more assistance from foreign troops and for the international community to ramp up efforts to equip the national army. More at the link Posted by: badanov 2016-06-02 |
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