[Tolo News] Insurgents go to Pakistain for trainings and then are sent back to Afghanistan to carry out attacks, a top US military official in South-west Command said Thursday.
| Why did he decide to say that? |
Richard P. Mills, commander of Regional Command-Southwest, said the little evidence we have does not point out more to Iranian involvement in southern provinces, but it doesn't mean it's impossible.
| Let's not mention that weapons shipment we watched Iranian agents deliver across the border a while back, 'k? |
A top Afghan military commander in southern Afghanistan warned that it would not be possible to ensure security in the country, till Iran and Pakistain are not held back to have their men step up attacks here.
| The meaning of that second clause may take a moment to parse, but could we do as well in Pashto? |
Military officials in Helmand province accused Iran and Pakistain and in particular Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of escalating insurgency in Afghanistan.
"I have said it a hundred times before and I say it once again that the attacks are designed in Pakistain and Iran," Gen. Sayed Mulook, commander of 215 Maiwand Corps, told TOLOnews.
| The local bad boys not being clever enough to think of such things on their own, poor dears. |
Military officials claimed that beturbanned goons have access to same kind of equipment used by the Afghan forces.
"We have very little evidence that the Iranians are involved here in Helmand province and in Nimroz province," said Gen. Richard P. Mills, commander of Regional Command-Southwest. "The much support they receive is out of Pakistain. Where exactly it comes from I don't know, but I do know that beturbanned goons go to Pakistain where they get money, where they can sell their drugs they bring out of Afghanistan and where they are able to refresh themselves."
"And they go there for guidance from their leadership because their leadership is frightened and their leaders refuse to come back to Afghanistan where they belong," the US General further said.
| Well, sure. Those foreigners in Afghanistan actually hit the things they aim their guns at. Being afraid is a very reasonable response. Afghans used to be known for that, but seem to have lost the skill. |
Gen. Mills said the top leaders of Taliban are in Pakistain enjoying in safe and luxury houses, but prefer to have their men keep fighting here in Afghanistan.
| Except the UAVs are in the habit of finding those safe houses, while the Air Force tends to drop in on the more exciting battles on the Afghan side. It's enough to make a thinking man take up piracy. |
A US senior training advisor in the south said Afghan forces have grown potentials to undertake responsibility for security by 2014.
"I believe that we are well on track to be able to turn over the security responsibility for this regional command in the Helmand River valley," said Terry Walker, Regional Command Southwest training advisor.| It certainly is an idea... |
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