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| Ghani Asks Afghan Army To Prepare For Battle With ISIS In East |
| 2016-07-16 |
| Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani has ordered the Afghan security forces to be ready for a 'decisive battle' with Daesh outfits in the eastern regions of the war-torn country. He asked the Afghan security forces to eliminate Daesh in the east in the coming weeks. At a meeting with top military commanders of 201 Selab Army Corps on Friday, the Afghan leader declared Daesh militant group an external phenomenon, asking government forces to repress the brutal group within the span of a few weeks. Ghani also vowed to make sure sufficient weapons were made available to troops in their campaign against Daesh and other insurgents. In a sign of support to Afghan forces, Ghani wore the Afghan National Army ANA cap while visiting forces in Laghman, a province in eastern Afghanistan. "What relations does Daesh have with us? Are we sharing forefathers? Tell me what we share together, what dispute do they have with us. I want to announce from this platform that the brave Selab Army Corps will destroy Daesh within a few weeks," said Ghani. In addition Ghani said that the Afghan security forces will be well equipped within the next three years. "In the next three years, the Afghan security and defense forces will be provided with more equipment, cooperation and funding," Ghani said while referring to NATO commitments to Afghan troops. "I want to assure you that even a single soldier will not be reduced from 352,000 soldiers who already serve in the ranks of Afghanistan's defense and security forces," Ghani added. Meanwhile, General Zaman Waziri, the commander of 201 Selab Army Corps assured the president that the security forces have defined a robust military strategy as part of their counter-terrorism efforts to destroy Daesh and other insurgent groups. "We will act against all hostile plans by Afghanistan's internal enemies and foreign accomplices and we will resolutely defend our country," Waziri said. Ghani's comments come after weeks of fierce fighting between the Afghan forces and Daesh militants in several areas in Nangarhar's Achin and Koot districts - leaving hundreds of locals displaced and dozens of civilians dead and wounded. Video report at the link |
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