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As 2014 approaches, some fear that Afghan National Security Forces may not be able to fight the ongoing insurgency in Afghanistan. Some reports claim that Taliban are getting stronger, fighting harder, and have vowed to fight through the winter season; in an attempt to propagate against the government, spread fear and security concerns among people, and undermine the capability and credibility of Afghan security forces.
Clearly security challenges remain, but Afghan forces are demonstrating daily that they are successfully combating the insurgency and maintaining security across the country. For example, just recently Afghan media reported that a key Taliban figure involved in recruiting militants had been arrested in northern Balkh. Today, in Kunduz, students were rescued from kidnappers with three people arrested in association to the kidnapping. Today also the police shot dead a would-be-suicide bomber near the Friendship Gate on the Afghanistan Pakistan border in southern Kandahar saving lives that could have been lost. In addition, insurgent groups renounce violence and join the peace process more and more. In western Herat recently a 15 member insurgent group and its commander joined the reconciliation program. You can read on these stories and more at the following link Security and Crime | Pajhwok Afghan News.
One other area of the success and effectiveness of Afghan forces, as Gen Dunford has pointed out, is the fact that “the insurgents have been unable to hold ground from the ANSF, despite repeated attempts to do so. Nor have insurgents weakened the morale of the ANSF. Despite a significant increase in casualties, the will and combat effectiveness of the ANSF remains strong.” This is a clear sign that the Taliban are not succeeding as they claim and Afghan forces are stronger and more capable than ever before.
How strong do you believe in the capability, effectiveness, and loyalty of the Afghan National Security Forces when it comes to providing security for their nation and its citizens?
Aria2013
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Clearly security challenges remain, but Afghan forces are demonstrating daily that they are successfully combating the insurgency and maintaining security across the country. For example, just recently Afghan media reported that a key Taliban figure involved in recruiting militants had been arrested in northern Balkh. Today, in Kunduz, students were rescued from kidnappers with three people arrested in association to the kidnapping. Today also the police shot dead a would-be-suicide bomber near the Friendship Gate on the Afghanistan Pakistan border in southern Kandahar saving lives that could have been lost. In addition, insurgent groups renounce violence and join the peace process more and more. In western Herat recently a 15 member insurgent group and its commander joined the reconciliation program. You can read on these stories and more at the following link Security and Crime | Pajhwok Afghan News.
One other area of the success and effectiveness of Afghan forces, as Gen Dunford has pointed out, is the fact that “the insurgents have been unable to hold ground from the ANSF, despite repeated attempts to do so. Nor have insurgents weakened the morale of the ANSF. Despite a significant increase in casualties, the will and combat effectiveness of the ANSF remains strong.” This is a clear sign that the Taliban are not succeeding as they claim and Afghan forces are stronger and more capable than ever before.
How strong do you believe in the capability, effectiveness, and loyalty of the Afghan National Security Forces when it comes to providing security for their nation and its citizens?
Aria2013
DET-CENTCOM
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