Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Kabul (BNA) After recent remarks of the US secretary of defense, Afghan presidential office said US bombardment inside the country instead to target terrorists’ hideouts beyond the borders have been a US mistake.
The deputy presidential spokesperson, Najibuillah Azad said US was expected to pressure Pakistan in new strategy on Afghanistan.
“One of the US mistakes in the past was it didn’t impose pressure on Pakistan, but fortunately, over the last one year, Afghanistan and the US have found evidences on Pakistan, proving the country’s meddling into Afghanistan’s affairs,” he further said.
This comes as the US secretary of defense, James Mattis has recently said his country won’t repeat last mistakes in Afghanistan.
However, the US defense secretary didn’t specifically point out at US mistakes in Afghanistan, but stressed that Afghanistan won’t change into terrorists’ hideout anymore.
Earlier, the US secretary of defense in the US congress had expressed concern over the US unsuccessful war in Afghanistan.
A member of Wolesi Jirga’s international relations commission, Katawazi said the US success in Afghan war would be impossible unless it pressures Pakistan.
He added if the US doesn’t isolate Pakistan, its new strategy on Afghanistan would also face failure, stressing that the US should force Pakistan to make Taliban join peace process.
A political expert, Haidar Hemat said, “US has made mistakes in Afghanistan in terms of politics and military and now its success in Afghan war directly relates to honest cooperation of Pakistan in peace issues.”
However, the US has not still declared its Afghanistan strategy, but it is expected that by its implementation, war level to reduce at some extent on one hand and on the other, pressure intensifies on Pakistan.
At the same time, a number of Kabul citizens believe that the US in its new strategy should further focus on terrorists’ hideouts operational beyond the country’s borders.
A teacher, Freshta Amarkhil believes that the US is making effort to intensify war in Afghanistan and make Taliban to join peace talks.
This is while that more than fourteen years had passed since presence of the international forces in Afghanistan, but still the country is facing with threats and insecurities.
Thus, it is hoped the US new strategy on Afghanistan to positively affect the situation of the country.
Suraya Raiszada
