News article from 31st July 2021 (TOLO News)
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MPs: Army Chief Focused on Rivalries, Not War
The army general was appointed to the post a month ago, replacing former chief of army staff Gen. Yasin Zia.
Findings by a parliamentary committee indicate that the newly appointed chief of army staff for Afghanistan, Gen. Wali Ahmadzai, has been focusing on rivalries with corps commanders instead of managing the fight against the Taliban.
The army general was appointed to the post a month ago, replacing former chief of army staff Gen. Yasin Zia, as the Taliban was taking over as many as a dozen districts each day. He was expected to lead the fight against militants, focus on training and equipping Afghan forces and to implement major military plans.
The internal security committee of the Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of Parliament, said that Gen. Ahmadzai has fallen short of fulfilling his responsibilities and that during his time he has been focused on rivalries with members of the army corps instead of managing the war.
“We hoped that the appointment of the army chief would lead to some progress, but unfortunately, he is focused on rivalries against those who replaced him in (previous positions). This is not the time for rivalry,” said Khan Agha Rezaee, the head of Parliament’s internal security committee.
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The army general was appointed to the post a month ago, replacing former chief of army staff Gen. Yasin Zia.
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