No victory in Afghanistan without Pakistan’s support: US military chief

[Reichsmarschall]

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[Areesh]

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Modi ko gandi si gali do. ho sakta hai phir aaye.

 

[Reichsmarschall]

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[Areesh]

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[Eagle_storm]

so whats next.Is there anyone psychiatric on this pdf cuz on one hand they blame us for their failure.
on the second hand they no victory without pakistan.
such a stupid state.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/05/04/us-aids-isis-says-afghanistans-former-president.html

 

[Hakikat ve Hikmet]

Probably it's become too late right now, especially in the context of OBOR. IMO the Russia/China axis is on over-drive in Afghanistan. The US policy makers misunderstood what it takes to stabilize Afghanistan and it's importance. Now that OBOR is threatening the very dominance of Dollar, and important allies like the UK are gradually putting their weight around OBOR, they have come to a rude awakening as staffs are progressing at a lightning speed. They have lost the important ally Pak, whose support is crucial to both camps, to India. Let's see whether India can help them out for they themselves look like lost amongst Asians!!!!

 

[Khanate]

Bro,

Perhaps that is true. However, US needs to give 'military action' against Taliban another try; inaction will not stop them or force them to negotiation table.

US is incredibly resourceful but it needs a clear-cut Afghan policy in order to reshape its future. Problem is that US continues to focus on developments in Middle East and has not taken Afghan front as seriously as it should. And then we are subjected to blame-game.

Both US and Pakistan need to sort this matter with renewed terms of engagement. I hope this happens in a positive way.

I don't think I've questioned the resources at the disposable of United States. What I have questioned is the assessment as in how to put the proverbial 'Humpty Dumpty' together again.

And what we see in Afghanistan isn't the result of a lack of trying. In 2011, there were 132,000 soldiers stationed in Afghanistan. All sort of developmental models and ideas have been tried but its not easy to repair a state that has been broken for so long.

Afghanistan is nothing like Libya, Iraq or Syria which were functioning in the recent memory. What is needed in Afghanistan is peace and stability so you don't have to fear being blown on your way to work. In that sense, another 'military action' isn't going to drastically change the situation in Afghanistan.

As for Pakistan, a stable Afghanistan is in our interest. How you get there is the question.

 

[Banglar Bir]

No victory in Afghanistan without Pakistan’s support: US military chief
SAM Staff, July 28, 2017

US military chief Gen Joseph Dunford
Recent experiences indicate that the United States cannot win the war in Afghanistan without Pakistan’s support, says US military chief Gen Joseph Dunford.

And US Defence Secretary James Mattis has said that a recent decision to stop reimbursements to the Pakistani military was not part of a tougher new US policy for Pakistan but it did reflect ground realities.

Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford underlined Pakistan’s role in bringing peace to Afghanistan at the Aspen Security Forum in California on Sunday, when he was asked if the ongoing review of the US Afghan policy included Pakistan.

“Absolutely. I mean this is from New Delhi to Tehran when we talk about South Asia and a critical element of our strategy in the region has to be Pakistan,” said Gen Dunford while explaining that the Trump administration was reviewing its policies for the entire South Asian region and not just Afghanistan.

“And we cannot be successful in Afghanistan — we’ve seen that over the last several years — unless we have a higher degree of cooperation from Pakistan. So Pakistan is absolutely an integral part of the strategic review that’s ongoing,” said the US general, stressing Pakistan’s key role in the region as well as in Afghanistan.

At a news briefing on Friday, Secretary Mattis was asked if his recent refusal to certify Pakistan’s cooperation in eliminating the Haqqani network was part of the new strategy that the White House and Pentagon experts were working on.

“No. This is simply an assessment of the current state of play. It’s not a — it’s not a policy. It is a reality. You know, we’re just defining the realities,” Mr Mattis said in his response.

The refusal blocked about $50 million of reimbursement to the Pakistani military and may affect future reimbursements and military assistance, until the secretary certifies that Islamabad has taken sufficient steps against the Haqqani network.

At the Aspen seminar, Gen Dunford also warned against placing artificial timelines on operations in Afghanistan, as the Obama administration did when it announced its intent to withdraw all US troops from there by 2014.

Putting a timeline was not good for the confidence of the Afghan people, and it caused hedging behaviour in the region as well, he said. “It undermines our cooperation with Pakistan if they don’t believe we will be there long enough to establish security and stability,” he added.

The general said he could give details of the ongoing review but he believed that a strategy had to “provide more capability on the ground” for it to have a chance of being successful. “And so I do believe that additional forces for the Afghan security forces would make them more competitive” and would help the conventional forces combat the militants with “more power”, he added.

SOURCE DAWN
http://southasianmonitor.com/2017/0...-without-pakistans-support-us-military-chief/

 

[Hakikat ve Hikmet]

US military is capable of defeating any foe in the battlefield. Problem is that they were never took Afghanistan seriously. They paid more attention to the Middle East then Afghanistan.

They are taking ZERO action against recent advances of Taliban. And some of them are blaming Pakistan for it. Sometimes I wonder WTF is wrong with US.

This isn't the US of WW2 era which was determined to go to any lengths to win the war no matter the odds, and the entire nation was united behind such effort.

We see a US today that is politically conflicted (internally) and not interested in winning its wars. Obama administration was arguably the worst thing happen to US in recent years and many Americans don't realize it.

They did achieve notable successes in Iraq and Libya but they have no vision for Afghanistan. Hopefully, Trump administration will address this matter in adequate manner.

Time for US to demonstrate renewed commitment to Afghan front and do its part in eradicating forces of terrorism in the region. Pakistan cannot do it alone and neither we should be held responsible for mess in Afghanistan.

Pakistani COAS should tell the Americans in plain words that they need to get their act together in Afghanistan and do the needful. Pakistan will offer assistance but no backstabbing and scheming this time.

With 20T loan and ticking up every day how much motivation the US policy makers have is another question!!!! And, they can't simply leave either, nor can they win!!!! It looks like a dilemma that can't be solved!!!!

 

[TMA]

US military is capable of defeating any foe in the battlefield. Problem is that they were never took Afghanistan seriously. They paid more attention to the Middle East then Afghanistan.

They are taking ZERO action against recent advances of Taliban. And some of them are blaming Pakistan for it. Sometimes I wonder WTF is wrong with US.

This isn't the US of WW2 era which was determined to go to any lengths to win the war no matter the odds, and the entire nation was united behind such effort.

We see a US today that is politically conflicted (internally) and not interested in winning its wars. Obama administration was arguably the worst thing happen to US in recent years and many Americans don't realize it.

They did achieve notable successes in Iraq and Libya but they have no vision for Afghanistan. Hopefully, Trump administration will address this matter in adequate manner.

Time for US to demonstrate renewed commitment to Afghan front and do its part in eradicating forces of terrorism in the region. Pakistan cannot do it alone and neither we should be held responsible for mess in Afghanistan.

Pakistani COAS should tell the Americans in plain words that they need to get their act together in Afghanistan and do the needful. Pakistan will offer assistance but no backstabbing and scheming this time.

The Zionist Deep State in the US, do not wish to eradicate terrorism but support it like they did in Syria and Libya for their strategic goals.
It seems they have broken Donald Trump but I hope he can last a bit longer.