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Passengers who travel are not safe, women are not safe, government officials are not safe, airports and markets are not safe, children and young girls are vulnerable and the staggering Afghan state is near its death throes
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is in trouble. His Washington visit failed due to the US’s reluctance to continue funding and training the Afghan security forces, which are mostly against the US and NATO presence in Afghanistan. The army, in the past, has killed numerous US partners including a major general in green on blue attacks. As the US and its NATO allies are deeply engaged in the sectarian conflict in the Middle East, their attention has been divided and cannot focus mainly on Afghanistan. The Afghan president received only $ 800 million as a shallow tip, which is not sufficient to feed his country’s army. The looming threat of Islamic State (IS) and mass desertion of Afghan army soldiers caused deep frustration. Mr Ghani’s meetings with his US counterpart were part of a five-day visit to the US but he has returned with vanished hope. He could not satisfy the Obama administration. The number of Afghan security forces fell sharply in 2014 and 2015 due to the high rate of desertion. Attrition continues to be a major challenge for the Afghan army. This is one of the biggest security threats to the country. Before his visit to the US, Ghani had demanded a slowing down of the process of US forces’ withdrawal from his country while on his arrival in Washington, the plan was already in the making.
The president faces severe criticism due to his inability to arm the Afghan national army (170,000) and the police (180,000), prevent desertion of the armed forces, complete his cabinet, alleviate poverty and extend the writ of the government to all parts of the country. The emergence of ethnic and sectarian militias together with the establishment of Islamic IS and the Marg militia has endangered the troubled geography of the country. During the last three weeks, over 40 Afghan Shias have been kidnapped by IS. Suicide attacks have begun all over again while the recent terror attacks in Kabul have brought another story of terror and grief. The streets, markets and roads are bloodstained, and everywhere there is the metallic smell of blood. Afghans had expectations that with the coming of the unity government into power, their blood would be saved. Women voted in order to have a voice in parliament but all hopes vanished when violence rippled across the country. Children have fallen prey to sectarian violence while the Taliban check schools to be sure that mature girls are not attending classes.
Passengers who travel are not safe, women are not safe, government officials are not safe, airports and markets are not safe, children and young girls are vulnerable and the staggering Afghan state is near its death throes
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is in trouble. His Washington visit failed due to the US’s reluctance to continue funding and training the Afghan security forces, which are mostly against the US and NATO presence in Afghanistan. The army, in the past, has killed numerous US partners including a major general in green on blue attacks. As the US and its NATO allies are deeply engaged in the sectarian conflict in the Middle East, their attention has been divided and cannot focus mainly on Afghanistan. The Afghan president received only $ 800 million as a shallow tip, which is not sufficient to feed his country’s army. The looming threat of Islamic State (IS) and mass desertion of Afghan army soldiers caused deep frustration. Mr Ghani’s meetings with his US counterpart were part of a five-day visit to the US but he has returned with vanished hope. He could not satisfy the Obama administration. The number of Afghan security forces fell sharply in 2014 and 2015 due to the high rate of desertion. Attrition continues to be a major challenge for the Afghan army. This is one of the biggest security threats to the country. Before his visit to the US, Ghani had demanded a slowing down of the process of US forces’ withdrawal from his country while on his arrival in Washington, the plan was already in the making.
The president faces severe criticism due to his inability to arm the Afghan national army (170,000) and the police (180,000), prevent desertion of the armed forces, complete his cabinet, alleviate poverty and extend the writ of the government to all parts of the country. The emergence of ethnic and sectarian militias together with the establishment of Islamic IS and the Marg militia has endangered the troubled geography of the country. During the last three weeks, over 40 Afghan Shias have been kidnapped by IS. Suicide attacks have begun all over again while the recent terror attacks in Kabul have brought another story of terror and grief. The streets, markets and roads are bloodstained, and everywhere there is the metallic smell of blood. Afghans had expectations that with the coming of the unity government into power, their blood would be saved. Women voted in order to have a voice in parliament but all hopes vanished when violence rippled across the country. Children have fallen prey to sectarian violence while the Taliban check schools to be sure that mature girls are not attending classes.
