Saturday January 7, 2017
Kabul (BNA) Chief Executive Office said that the security challenges were the people main concern, therefore, the National Security Council is now working on Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANSF) 4-year development plan and winter offensives.
Chief Executive of the government of Afghanistan, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah in his recent remarks said, ‘recent insecurities have seriously concerned the people, thus, the NSC is investigating on improvement of security situation and the security strategy will soon be approved.’ This is while that over the past few days, the Afghan security forces have conducted counterterrorism operations in thirteen provinces of the country. At the same time, lower house of the parliament asks the government to work on a security strategy, based on which security is fundamentally ensured throughout the country. Niazi, a lawmaker believes that with the advent of spring, terrorists, from different countries will gather together and will face the Afghan people with serious threats once again, asking the government to make effort on approving security strategy, based on which the security entities can ensure the security in the country.
Ali Akbar Qasemi, Ghazni people representative at Wolesi Jirga said, ‘the terrorist groups are recruiting fighters in unrest regions of Helmand, Zabul and Ghazni provinces. Therefore, the NSC should on a security strategy so the national interests are not jeopardized.’ Herat people representative, Shahidzada said that the security situation of Afghanistan has got worsened, adding if the High Peace Council (HPC) has any plan for restoring peace, should implement it. Mohammad Radmanish, the deputy spokesperson to the ministry of defense said that the Afghan security forces have conducted mopping up operations in turbulent provinces, adding the operations will continue until the provinces are fully cleared of the insurgents. He added that the Afghan National Security Forces will have more successes next year. Likewise, ‘If the regional countries, such as, Pakistan, Iran, Russia, China and US honestly cooperate with Afghanistan, there is no doubt that peace will soon be restored in the country,’ he went on to say. At the same time, a number of citizens expect the security entities to better ensure security in the country and arrange their security plans in coordination with each other. A veteran, Rahmatullah Ehsan said, ‘I expect the international community to pay serious heed in equipping of the Afghan security forces and increase the airstrikes on terrorist groups. As well as, political pressures should be further imposed on terrorism supporting countries.’ Afghanistan has now strong security forces that can professionally defend their homeland and countrymen.
Suraya Raiszada
