Defeated and Demoralised Afghan General Again Puts the Blame on Pakistani Fighters
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As the Taliban offensive is gaining momentum at each passing day so is the hue and cry of the demoralised Afghan Army. The Taliban have nearly half of the country under their control.
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According to Tolo News.
Maj. Gen. Hibatullah Alizai, the commander of the Special Operations Corps, said that suppressing the Taliban is the top priority of the forces and that "strong belts" have been created for the protection of big cities, highways and border towns.
Alizai said there was a vast presence of Pakistani Taliban, especially Punjabis, in recent attacks by the Taliban, and that “hundreds” of Taliban fighters have been killed in Afghan forces operations.
He stressed the need to retake the districts that have fallen to the Taliban.
He said that political, regional and social issues are behind the evacuation of dozens of districts by Afghan forces. He added that the issue will be investigated.
The general said that the Taliban wants to attack major cities but the Afghan forces are ready to thwart such plans.
“Our main goal is to inflict as many casualties on the enemy as possible. Besides that, our goal is to protect major cities, highways and key border towns that are important for our major cities and the country,” he said.
Alizai, who returned from operations in Ghazni and Laghman on Saturday evening, said that foreign Taliban and al Qaeda fighters have a presence among the Taliban.
“Pakistani Taliban are mostly seen these days and those Taliban who belong to Punjab and those who even have Pakistan arm ID cards. The number of Afghan Taliban is dwindling,” he said.
He added that at least 10,000 members of commando forces are engaged in suppressing the Taliban across the country and that their number will increase over time.
However, there is criticism over how security in the country has been handled:
“If they had paid attention to the provinces, we would not be in the situation that we are today,” said Daud Ghafoori, a Senator.
In the last two months, at least 120 districts have fallen to the Taliban, mostly in northern and northeastern Afghanistan.
ANDSF Braces for Attacks on Major Cities, Highways, Border Areas | TOLOnews
Alizai said that political, regional and social issues are behind the evacuation of dozens of districts by Afghan forces.tolonews.com
Most if not all Afghans do not believe this BS anymore.
Video after video shows clearly thousands of Afghan Pashtun Taliban overrunning the nation, and forgiving their enemies.
The border with Pakistan is sealed, there is no coming out or going in.
Their failures are apparent for all to see.
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Oh I see. Holding on to the past I guess. There's a reason why PTM/Nammak Harams/Tor August crowd keeps crying about Durrand Line even though their army is literally running away from battles. Afghan Revaunchism has greatly contributed to the death of Afghan intellect.
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Afghanistan lost everything for Durand line and Lar o bar People from Pakistan were used by Kabul regime and were thrown as used paper but some people don't learn. Even Wali Khan accepted that Kabul Regime used them.
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More ANDSF surrender to the Taliban.
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The Capital of Badghis, Qala Naw has fallen to the Taliban. But these looney warlords still have the audacity to Bragg.
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I don't think the Taliban will attack the cities. They control the countryside and roads which means they control the food supplies. They will just lay siege to the city. Most of them will surrender rather than starve or undergo bloody urban combat.
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I think most of the government forces will surrender and also these in the cities there is just no reason to fight for and prolong this they are tired and know they won't outlast taliban and nobody will it is waste of time and lives
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Taliban advances: Why are Afghans so skeptical about Pakistan?
Most media outlets and political commentators in Afghanistan are blaming Islamabad for the current turmoil in their country, alleging that the Pakistani military and its intelligence agencies are backing the Taliban following the withdrawal of foreign troops, helping militants capture more territories.
These are not new accusations: Afghan officials have long maintained that Pakistan provides shelter and military support to the Taliban. But as the US is ending its two-decade war in Afghanistan, Pakistan's alleged interference in Afghanistan has become a major topic of discussion in the Afghan media.
"You must be aware that we are under attack from Pakistan. It is not the Taliban that we are fighting: We are dealing with Pakistan's proxy war," Abdul Sattar Hussaini, an Afghan lawmaker, said on a recent TV talk show.
"The Taliban do not have any plan for Afghanistan, and we are not ready to accept Pakistan's plan," he said.
An awkward relationship
Pakistan denies allegations that it supports the Taliban, but many Afghans are not ready to believe the official stance. Pakistani officials, thus, find it challenging to shape the narrative and convince the Afghan media.
Last month, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi appeared on an Afghan TV show to allay concerns about his country, but it put him in an awkward position.
The show host asked whether Qureshi knew that some Taliban commanders were based in Pakistan, to which the foreign minister replied that he was not aware of it. The presenter then said that Shaikh Hakim, a Taliban peace negotiator in Qatar, had traveled to Pakistan to consult the group's leader about the peace process.
"Well, he did not contact me, so I wouldn't know," Qureshi replied.
"So, at least, you are not their [Taliban's] leader," the journalist quipped.
The Pakistani foreign minister tried to convince the Afghan TV host that the allegations against his country are baseless, but he continued to face tough question.
Experts say talk shows such as these present Pakistan as an enemy country, and subsequently shape the public opinion about Islamabad.
There are also long-standing issues between the two countries that make Afghans skeptical about Pakistan.
Mistrust and misconceptions
"Afghanistan-Pakistan relations have been tense for more than four decades. Most Afghans living in big cities have a negative view of Pakistan because they remember that Islamabad supported the Taliban and the Mujahideen in the 1990s," Sharif Hasanyar, head of the Kabul-based Ariana News TV channel, told DW.
Najibullah Azad, a former presidential spokesman, said the perception about Pakistan in Afghanistan was based on reality.
"Pakistani officials have accepted some accusations leveled by Afghan experts. Former Pakistani military dictator Pervez Musharraf admitted in an interview with an Indian media outlet that Islamabad was backing the Taliban. In 2015, Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was in opposition at the time, said in an interview that his hospital treated a wounded Taliban fighter," Azad said.
"Recently, Pakistan's interior minister, Shaikh Rasheed, admitted that the families of Taliban members were living in Pakistan, and that the injured and dead fighters were brought to the country from Afghanistan," he added.
With the departure of NATO troops and Taliban advances in the country, the possibility of a civil war in Afghanistan is more likely than ever. Ahmed Rashid, a prominent Afghanistan expert, recently told DW in an interview that the chaotic situation in Afghanistan "can suck in the neighboring countries."
"If that happens, that will be the end of Afghanistan," he said.
He also said the Taliban would not engage in a dialogue with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's government "as long as the Pakistani military and intelligence continue to give them sanctuary."
"Why should they when their leaders and their families are safe? If Pakistan wants to show its sincerity, it needs to immediately force the Taliban leaders to either compromise or leave their sanctuaries in Quetta or in Peshawar," Rashid said.
In the present scenario, the battle lines are drawn, and new alliances are being forged. The media war in both Afghanistan and Pakistan is also in full swing.
Can the ties be improved?
But the fact remains that the countries are connected geographically and culturally, and the turmoil in Afghanistan will have a spillover in Pakistan.
"Civil society members and journalists from both countries have made efforts to build trust, but it is actually the job of the governments," Hasanyar said.
"Afghan media outlets reach out to the Pakistani embassy in Kabul for comments," Hasanyar said, "but Pakistani diplomats don't want to engage with them."
Azad said Afghanistan had tried to deal with the situation in a diplomatic way. "In the past few months, high-ranking Afghan officials have visited Pakistan. But nothing has changed on the ground."
"In order to improve their image in Afghanistan, Pakistan needs to stop backing militants," he stressed.
Officials in Islamabad say the relations between the two countries won't improve until Kabul stops hurling accusations against Pakistan.
www.dw.com
Most media outlets and political commentators in Afghanistan are blaming Islamabad for the current turmoil in their country, alleging that the Pakistani military and its intelligence agencies are backing the Taliban following the withdrawal of foreign troops, helping militants capture more territories.
These are not new accusations: Afghan officials have long maintained that Pakistan provides shelter and military support to the Taliban. But as the US is ending its two-decade war in Afghanistan, Pakistan's alleged interference in Afghanistan has become a major topic of discussion in the Afghan media.
"You must be aware that we are under attack from Pakistan. It is not the Taliban that we are fighting: We are dealing with Pakistan's proxy war," Abdul Sattar Hussaini, an Afghan lawmaker, said on a recent TV talk show.
"The Taliban do not have any plan for Afghanistan, and we are not ready to accept Pakistan's plan," he said.
An awkward relationship
Pakistan denies allegations that it supports the Taliban, but many Afghans are not ready to believe the official stance. Pakistani officials, thus, find it challenging to shape the narrative and convince the Afghan media.
Last month, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi appeared on an Afghan TV show to allay concerns about his country, but it put him in an awkward position.
The show host asked whether Qureshi knew that some Taliban commanders were based in Pakistan, to which the foreign minister replied that he was not aware of it. The presenter then said that Shaikh Hakim, a Taliban peace negotiator in Qatar, had traveled to Pakistan to consult the group's leader about the peace process.
"Well, he did not contact me, so I wouldn't know," Qureshi replied.
"So, at least, you are not their [Taliban's] leader," the journalist quipped.
The Pakistani foreign minister tried to convince the Afghan TV host that the allegations against his country are baseless, but he continued to face tough question.
Experts say talk shows such as these present Pakistan as an enemy country, and subsequently shape the public opinion about Islamabad.
There are also long-standing issues between the two countries that make Afghans skeptical about Pakistan.
Mistrust and misconceptions
"Afghanistan-Pakistan relations have been tense for more than four decades. Most Afghans living in big cities have a negative view of Pakistan because they remember that Islamabad supported the Taliban and the Mujahideen in the 1990s," Sharif Hasanyar, head of the Kabul-based Ariana News TV channel, told DW.
Najibullah Azad, a former presidential spokesman, said the perception about Pakistan in Afghanistan was based on reality.
"Pakistani officials have accepted some accusations leveled by Afghan experts. Former Pakistani military dictator Pervez Musharraf admitted in an interview with an Indian media outlet that Islamabad was backing the Taliban. In 2015, Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was in opposition at the time, said in an interview that his hospital treated a wounded Taliban fighter," Azad said.
"Recently, Pakistan's interior minister, Shaikh Rasheed, admitted that the families of Taliban members were living in Pakistan, and that the injured and dead fighters were brought to the country from Afghanistan," he added.
With the departure of NATO troops and Taliban advances in the country, the possibility of a civil war in Afghanistan is more likely than ever. Ahmed Rashid, a prominent Afghanistan expert, recently told DW in an interview that the chaotic situation in Afghanistan "can suck in the neighboring countries."
"If that happens, that will be the end of Afghanistan," he said.
He also said the Taliban would not engage in a dialogue with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's government "as long as the Pakistani military and intelligence continue to give them sanctuary."
"Why should they when their leaders and their families are safe? If Pakistan wants to show its sincerity, it needs to immediately force the Taliban leaders to either compromise or leave their sanctuaries in Quetta or in Peshawar," Rashid said.
In the present scenario, the battle lines are drawn, and new alliances are being forged. The media war in both Afghanistan and Pakistan is also in full swing.
Can the ties be improved?
But the fact remains that the countries are connected geographically and culturally, and the turmoil in Afghanistan will have a spillover in Pakistan.
"Civil society members and journalists from both countries have made efforts to build trust, but it is actually the job of the governments," Hasanyar said.
"Afghan media outlets reach out to the Pakistani embassy in Kabul for comments," Hasanyar said, "but Pakistani diplomats don't want to engage with them."
Azad said Afghanistan had tried to deal with the situation in a diplomatic way. "In the past few months, high-ranking Afghan officials have visited Pakistan. But nothing has changed on the ground."
"In order to improve their image in Afghanistan, Pakistan needs to stop backing militants," he stressed.
Officials in Islamabad say the relations between the two countries won't improve until Kabul stops hurling accusations against Pakistan.
Why are Afghans so skeptical about Pakistan? – DW – 07/07/2021
Afghan media are extremely critical of Pakistan's alleged support for the Taliban, who are gaining strength amid the withdrawal of NATO troops from Afghanistan.
www.dw.com
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This.. Majority of them are looking for individual but the ANA doesn't want to die in this game
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