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Experts Question Govt’s Security Strategy as Violence Increases

As the Taliban violence continues to grip several fronts across Afghanistan, analysts on Saturday said they see flaws in the government’s plans to manage the high level of violence that continues to take the lives of civilians and military personnel on daily basis. 

There are reports that the Afghan security forces have suffered high casualties in their campaign against insurgents over the past few days amid rumors that the Taliban’s outfits have also surrounded some security outposts in Kunduz province. 

“There are two core factors behind this issue: one of them is directly related to the future of opposition groups; therefore, they are provided and supplied with more sophisticated and advanced logistical equipment. However, on our side, the leadership of the war is suffering from poor management in terms of logistics, ammunition, and other protective facilities,” said military analyst Lotfullah Mashal. 

Local officials in Kunduz said some security outposts are under imminent threat by the Taliban in Imam Sahib and Khan Abad districts in the northern province.  

“The security forces are resisting and defending their check posts in Kunduz. Only one check post in Khanabad-Kunduz highway was evacuated to protect the military personnel and avoid civilian casualties,” said Rabbani Rabbani, member of Kunduz Provincial Council. 

Military affairs expert Wafiullah Rahmani said he sees a gap in planning by security forces for their operations, particularly in Kunduz where he says dozens of security personnel were killed. 

“I am sure that the intelligence agencies did not perform their duties well,” he said. 

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defense said the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANDSF) are tackling the Taliban’s insurgency in 26 provinces of the country. 

“Sending reinforcements to our units on the battlefields and other supplies are among top priorities of the leadership of the Defense Ministry,” said Rohullah Ahmadzai, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense. 

Despite concerns, the Afghan government was seen reluctant to give exact figures about the number of casualties among the ANDSF. 

Some lawmakers said the government often reports about civilian casualties and fatalities among the Taliban fighters, but it is not providing details on ANDSF casualties. 

“Only this past week over 30 members of the security forces were martyred in Badakhshan. The casualties are really a dilemma to the people of Afghanistan and the Afghan security forces,” said Zabihullah Atiq, an MP. 

Members of the Access to Information Commission have also said that the Afghan government has moral and legal responsibility to inform the nation about what is happening on the battlefields. 

“It is a necessity to provide exact figures about casualties and injuries among the security forces to the people of Afghanistan,” said Ainuddin Bahaduri, head of Access to Information Commission. 

“Dealing with the issues by officials shouldn’t be threatening. Investigation should be preferred to get to the root cause of the issue,” said Zabiullah Farhang, a spokesman for the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission. 

Experts Question Govt’s Security Strategy as Violence Increases

The Ministry of Defense said the Afghan forces are tackling the Taliban’s insurgency in 26 provinces of the country. 

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As the Taliban violence continues to grip several fronts across Afghanistan, analysts on Saturday said they see flaws in the government’s plans to manage the high level of violence that continues to take the lives of civilians and military personnel on daily basis. 

There are reports that the Afghan security forces have suffered high casualties in their campaign against insurgents over the past few days amid rumors that the Taliban’s outfits have also surrounded some security outposts in Kunduz province. 

“There are two core factors behind this issue: one of them is directly related to the future of opposition groups; therefore, they are provided and supplied with more sophisticated and advanced logistical equipment. However, on our side, the leadership of the war is suffering from poor management in terms of logistics, ammunition, and other protective facilities,” said military analyst Lotfullah Mashal. 

Local officials in Kunduz said some security outposts are under imminent threat by the Taliban in Imam Sahib and Khan Abad districts in the northern province.  

“The security forces are resisting and defending their check posts in Kunduz. Only one check post in Khanabad-Kunduz highway was evacuated to protect the military personnel and avoid civilian casualties,” said Rabbani Rabbani, member of Kunduz Provincial Council. 

Military affairs expert Wafiullah Rahmani said he sees a gap in planning by security forces for their operations, particularly in Kunduz where he says dozens of security personnel were killed. 

“I am sure that the intelligence agencies did not perform their duties well,” he said. 

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defense said the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANDSF) are tackling the Taliban’s insurgency in 26 provinces of the country. 

“Sending reinforcements to our units on the battlefields and other supplies are among top priorities of the leadership of the Defense Ministry,” said Rohullah Ahmadzai, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense. 

Despite concerns, the Afghan government was seen reluctant to give exact figures about the number of casualties among the ANDSF. 

Some lawmakers said the government often reports about civilian casualties and fatalities among the Taliban fighters, but it is not providing details on ANDSF casualties. 

“Only this past week over 30 members of the security forces were martyred in Badakhshan. The casualties are really a dilemma to the people of Afghanistan and the Afghan security forces,” said Zabihullah Atiq, an MP. 

Members of the Access to Information Commission have also said that the Afghan government has moral and legal responsibility to inform the nation about what is happening on the battlefields. 

“It is a necessity to provide exact figures about casualties and injuries among the security forces to the people of Afghanistan,” said Ainuddin Bahaduri, head of Access to Information Commission. 

“Dealing with the issues by officials shouldn’t be threatening. Investigation should be preferred to get to the root cause of the issue,” said Zabiullah Farhang, a spokesman for the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission. 

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