This Year Will Be Tougher For Allied Forces In Afghanistan : Patraeus
March 17, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
The general in charge of the US operations in Afghanistan General David Petraeus has warned this year will be difficult and will bring periodic setbacks for allied forces.
General David Petraeus, briefing Congress on the prospects in Afghanistan, said 2010 will be a tough year. The going is likely to get harder before it gets easier, he said.
As we seek to expand security for the people and to take from the Taliban control of key areas, the enemy will fight back. General Petraeus says the international forces will not see the dramatic reduction in violence that occurred six months after a similar surge began in Iraq. But he told the Senate panel he still expects 40,000 fewer US forces to be in Afghanistan by the end of August.
Allied Forces Should Leave Afghan After Defeating Al-Qaeda: Musharraf
Pakistan News: Former president Pervez Musharraf said that NATO and allied forces should leave Afghanistan after defeating Taliban and Al-Qaeda. On the political front, they need an invigorated dialogue with all groups in Afghanistan, including the Taliban. In his article published in Wall Street Journal, he said, “The exit strategy from Afghanistan must not and cannot be time related. We must eliminate al Qaeda, dominate the Taliban militarily, and establish a representative, legitimate government in Afghanistan.” He said, “The dwindling number of al Qaeda elements must be totally eliminated, and the Taliban have to be dominated militarily. We must strengthen border-control measures with all possible means to isolate the militants on the Afghanistan and Pakistan sides.” He said, “On the Afghan side, the US and ISAF troops must be reinforced. All of this must be done in combination with raising additional Afghan National Army troops, with significant Pashtun representation. Exploiting tribal divisions, we should also raise local militias.
Allied Forces Should Leave Afghan After Defeating Al-Qaeda: Musharraf was first posted on December 2, 2009 at 6:17 pm.
