Nicholson
Ayaz Gul
VOA News
August 31, 2016
ISLAMABAD — More than 900 Afghan security personnel died in July while battling Taliban insurgents, the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan said Wednesday.
General John Nicholson of NATO’s Resolute Support mission made the revelation during a year in which Taliban fighters have made territorial advances, fighting Afghan forces in more than half of the country’s 34 provinces.
In July, “there were over 900 martyrs in the Afghan army and police. This is almost a brigade of soldiers and police, and we should not forget for one minute the sacrifice that they are making even as we meet here today,” Nicholson said at a Kabul conference attended by Afghan leaders and foreign diplomats.
According to U.S. military estimates, Afghan forces suffered around 20,000 casualties, including nearly 5,000 dead, during last year’s fighting.
Battling corruption
In his speech, Nicholson emphasized the need to replace “corrupt” leaders in the Afghan security forces and investigate all suspected violations to build trust with the Afghan population and the international community. He also praised the sacrifices of Afghan officers such as Lieutenant Mohammad Akbar of the Special Forces, killed during last week’s attack on Kabul’s American University in Afghanistan.
“You need leaders and officers ready to work harder, change attitudes and practices, be open to new ideas and stop the old ways of doing things,” the American commander noted. “Some units are plagued by poor leadership, incompetence and corruption. So, just as we have heroes like Lieutenant Akbar, we also have leaders who are corrupt and need to be replaced.”
Nicholson emphasized NATO’s continuing support for Afghan forces “in this hard work” against the Taliban. “But increasing momentum rest[s] on your leadership and on eliminating corruption.”
Taliban’s reach grows
The Taliban has extended its insurgent activities to more Afghan regions this year than at any point since the U.S.-led military coalition ousted the Islamist group from power in 2001.
According to the U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, the Afghan government lost control over 5 percent of its territory to the Taliban in the year’s first five months.
The United States contributes around $3 billion of the more than $5 billion the international community provides each year to fund Afghanistan’s defense and security forces.
Intense fighting in Helmand
Fighting has been particularly intense in southern Helmand province, the country’s largest and a longtime hub of poppy production. The insurgents have seized control of several districts, with recent clashes taking place not far from the provincial capital, Laskhar Gah.
The Taliban also has made gains in northern and northeastern provinces, including Kunduz, Baghlan and Takhar, near the country’s border with Central Asian countries.
Last week, the insurgents captured an eastern district near the border with Pakistan, opening a new war front and adding to the challenges facing embattled Afghan forces.
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YOU ARE THE REAL CURRUPT AND FAKE, (IMPOSED), SO CALLED “LEADER” !
YOU CRAZY NUTBALL DON’T EVEN EVEN YOURSELF !
Hey man !
JUST GET THE HELL OUT OF AFGHANISTAN- and leave those people alone !
YOUR KIND OF DERANGED HIRED PSYCHOPATHS HAVE CAUSED EXTREME PAINS IN EVERY FAMILY’S HEART AND MIND INSIDE AFGHANISTAN; (now, for several decades).
Who the hell are you, to talk on behalf of the victims of the imposed anarchic warfares inside Afghanistan; while, you cowards are working hard to minimize your casualties on expense of the regular common folks of Afghanistan and then arrogantly report on death total.
Top it off; you low class mercenary, as a representative, are showering fake blessings like a priest. You can’t hide insults in your antics and tantrums. YOU WILL BURN IN HELL LIKE A RAT !
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YOU KNOW YOURSELF BETTER:
YOU ARE ALL FAKES AND FRAUDS- YOU REALY DON’T WORTH A PENNY IN “REAL MARKET PRICE”.
Damn you:
GET OUT OF
AFGHANISTAN.
Please notice this correction:
“YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW YOURSELF ! “
“PEACE” ((in Afghanistan))
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* AN INTERNATIONAL
* PEACE CONFERENCE :
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* ***** AN URGENT
* NEED FOR AN INTERNATIONAL
* “PEACE CONFERENCE” ON AFGHANISTAN:
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* >
* >
* >
* >
* *****
* *****
* *****
* *****
* *****
* .
* WE ASK ALL
* THE INVADERS
* AND WARMONGERS TO: IMMEDIATELY LEAVE
* AFGHANISTAN
* AND
* LET
* THE REGULAR FOLKS
* BUILD UP THEIR OWN COUNTRY
* AND
* SHATTERED LIVES.
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* THE “KEY
* ATTENDEES”, MUST INCLUDE REPRESENTATIONS FROM THE FOLLOWING HISTORICALLY AND REGIONALLY CRITICAL COUNTRIES AND INTERNATIONAL BODIES.
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* 1- All the resistance forces in Afghanistan
* 2- NATO ALLIANCE
* 3- All neighboring countries of Afghanistan.
* 4- Turkey, India and Saudi Arabia.
* 5- Also, active participation and observation of United Nations and Vatican would definitely enhance the prospects for a mutually respectful, impartial and binding resolution.
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* We must urge a cessation to all hostilities and an end to this savagely-conducted “INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT” in Afghanistan.
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* * BROTHERS AND SISTERS !
*
* * WE MUST STOP THIS SAVAGELY-IMPOSED STATES OF WARFARES
* AND
* CONTINUATION OF GROSS HUMAN RIGHT
* VIOLATIONS. **
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* WE ARE 100% SURE THAT A RESPECTFUL AND PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENT, FOR ALL PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN, IS POSSIBLE. ***** *****
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* .((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((()))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
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* * PLEASE:
*
* GIVE US YOUR
* “HONORABLE”
* SUPPORT FOR
* THE SAKE
* OF
* * “PEACE”.
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And you semi-retard calling your camp-followers as “INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY”.
You are delusional- in need of an urgent therapist.
Even the small children have turned into generals in their own right in “war-imposed” Afghanistan.- they have to defend their own turf.
You would be surprised to notice how smart and resourceful they could turn up to be..
THEY ALL KNOW YOU !
You craZy NUTBALL !
You are not the defense minister of Afghanistan to reveal the statistics on kills and injuries.
You have no legitimacy as a killing invader- no body in Afghsnistan asked you for help.
You decided to take over the whole country on your own initiative for geopolitical reason- the people of Afghanistan had nothing to do with any of those real or fictitious charachters that you were accusing for.
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The exit door is wide open just like the entrance in 2001- just buzz off !
This man is really crazy- he is just sounds like bragging about the kills and injuries.
You really need to visit the trauma nurse- right away. I really thought that it was only regular soldier’s problem- you are another victim.
Here is what he said:
In July, “there were over 900 martyrs in the Afghan army and police. This is almost a brigade of soldiers and police, and we should not forget for one minute the sacrifice that they are making even as we meet here today,” Nicholson said at a Kabul conference attended by Afghan leaders and foreign diplomats.
Brothers and Sisters !
We are really dealing with abnormal charachters in here- I ask you to pray for Afghanistan and try your sincere little part to bring peace and respect to this land and all over our only planet.