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| Afghanistan | |
| Large Scale Operations To Be Launched In Winter | |
| 2016-12-05 | |
| Ministry of Defense (MoD) and Ministry of Interior (MoI) said on Sunday they have identified Taliban's strategic operating centers and that security forces will target these facilities in winter. The second 'Shafaq' operation is already underway to eliminate insurgents in insecure regions, officials said. "The operation will focus on the elimination of insurgent strongholds, their routes and their recruitment centers," said Mohammad Radmanesh, deputy spokesman of MoD. MoI also said currently 20 operations are being carried out by security forces in different areas of the country and this will continue through winter to spring. "Shafaq Operation is designed to target key Taliban leaders and to eradicate their resources," said Sediq Sediqqi, spokesman for the MoI. Usually, during winter, Taliban leaders go to the Gulf States to raise funds in order to continue their insurgency. This year, however, it is believed that the Taliban will receive little money and that security forces have a chance to eliminate them.
Reports also indicate that operations by the security forces in winter will put pressure on insurgents and that this will minimize the war during spring and summer. "Security forces have always taken a defensive position. The winter operation should be launched to eliminate the insurgents and they should not be able to fight against security forces next spring," said Asif Seddiqi, a senator. However, the lack of cooperation between security departments, poor war management, a weakness in the intelligence departments and challenges in air operations are perceived as challenges that security forces constantly face. | |
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