72 Percent of Afghans Trust ANSF: ATR

[Admin Khan]

Eighty percent of Afghans are optimistic about the government's control of the country and the potentials of the Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan National Police (ANP), according to a survey by the ATR Consulting Firm.

Based on the survey, 73 percent of Afghans in the north said their lives have improved over the past decade, as opposed to the 29 percent in the south.

93.7 percent in northern Afghanistan thought that there is government control in their areas. The figure is around 73.1 in southern Afghanistan.

In the villages in the southern areas, 61 percent of people have said that Taliban dominate their areas. Public trust in the urban areas on government control is more than 98.2 percent in the northern parts and 98.9 percent in the south.

Nationwide public trust of ANA is about 72 percent as compared to the 64 percent of ANP.

Only 12.7 percent of men and 1.6 percent of women supported a return of Taliban rule in the country.

The survey reveals that 68 percent of Afghans endorse signing the Kabul-Washington Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA), an agreement which would allow U.S. forces to stay in Afghanistan post-2014.

62.9 percent of people in the south support the peace negotiation process compared to the 28 percent in the north. A majority of the people in the south have said that the Taliban believe in the peace process.

http://www.tolonews.com/en/afghanistan/13985-72-percent-of-afghans-trust-in-ansf-atr

[Shamlawar Khurasani]

I believe this survey is flawed.

How is it possible to fight a succesful guerilla war for 12 years and drive out an alliance of over 50 most developed countries without a large public support.

A guerilla army cannot survive in rural areas for long without supporr drom the people.

They need recruits logistical support, financial support and ideological support. Without those a guerilla army cannot survive for even a single day.

[Admin Khan]

I believe this survey is flawed.

How is it possible to fight a succesful guerilla war for 12 years and drive out an alliance of over 50 most developed countries without a large public support.

A guerilla army cannot survive in rural areas for long without supporr drom the people.

They need recruits logistical support, financial support and ideological support. Without those a guerilla army cannot survive for even a single day.

A guerrilla war can run for decades for as long as it has any support. In the case of the Taliban, it's a known fact and most Pakistanis proudly say it, that it has the support of ISI, and some locals.

[Shamlawar Khurasani]

A guerrilla war can run for decades for as long as it has any support. In the case of the Taliban, it's a known fact and most Pakistanis proudly say it, that it has the support of ISI, and some locals.

Are you saying inside Afghanistan, there are millions of Pakistanis who live in villages where they provide shelter, support and aid to Taliban?

We know of the support they receive in Pakistan. But it is delusional to deny the equal amount of support exists within Afghanistan.

[Admin Khan]

Are you saying inside Afghanistan, there are millions of Pakistanis who live in villages where they provide shelter, support and aid to Taliban?

We know of the support they receive in Pakistan. But it is delusional to deny the equal amount of support exists within Afghanistan.

What I am saying is that you have no evidence that millions support them, whereas we have concrete evidence that the Pakistani Spy agency funds and supports them; part of the reason why you are delusional is because you simply can't envision an alternative to their rule; hence your objection to this quantifiable survey. Irrespective of what the Afghan people want, you as a foreigner, have a dog in this fight; in fact, you even insulted Afghans, who are from Afghanistan, that join their police force; since you deem them as illegitimate despite living thousands of miles away.