"Pakistain did not want you to have a powerful army," said a top US military commander on condition of anonymity.
He said the US "made a big mistake to look at you through the eyeglasses of Pakistain. In fact we appoint a big robber to prevent robbery."
Some senior Afghan and foreign officials have said international community has acted under the influence of Afghan neighbours in particular Pakistain in terms of equipment and funding to Afghan cops.
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... A former Baltimore restaurateur, now 12th and current President of Afghanistan, displacing the legitimate president Rabbani in December 2004. He was installed as the dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001 in a vain attempt to put a
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is expected to make his decision public on security transition by the first day of Afghan New Year that falls on 21 March.
President Karzai has urged defence, interior affairs and finance ministries to make their programmes on how the international community will fund and equip the forces before 2014, the targeted date for withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan.
Some sources have told TOLOnews that security transition process is expected to begin from Helmand, Herat, Badakhshan, Samangan, Bamyan and Panjshir provinces.
A bigwig in the interior affairs ministry has said international community has provided Afghan cops with new weaponry for a better implementation of the process.
"The shipment process of heavy and strong equipment has already started and training of forces, which is a key component in the process, has also begun. Presently 20,000 police forces are receiving literacy courses," Interior Affairs Ministry Spokesman Zemarai Bashari said in an exclusive interview with TOLOnews.
But some Afghan officials are doubtful about the United States equipment of Afghan cops.
"The international community hasn't even agreed on tanks and it is also reluctant about missiles and long-range rockets. There are also a lot of ambiguities about the air force," said an Afghan official on condition of anonymity. "I'm certain that even the defence ministry wouldn't be able to provide details on how they will find a plane this year."
Afghan Ministry of Defence has announced its full preparation about the commencement of security transition process, but it has also underlined the need for further equipment and training to Afghan forces.
"There are problems in military back-up and air defence. We have no reconnaissance at all. Our classes on anti-aircraft missiles haven't been started. We have a bunch of other problems in ground forces in terms of heavy weaponry, back-up fire and so on," Defence Ministry Spokesperson General Zaher Azimi said.
A number of Afghan and foreign officials blamed the international community over making its decision under the pressure of Afghan neighbouring countries.
President Karzai says security transition process is irreversible, but some problems facing the forces should be addressed.
President Hamid Karzai along with US President Barack
B.O.Obama and UN Chief reached a consensus on foreign forces' drawdown to begin in July this year in Lisbon Summit last year.