Votel
Press TV
January 2, 2018
A top US commander has called for a more aggressive approach in the Afghan army against a normally quieter Taliban during the winter season, saying more American “trainers” would be deployed to the front lines to escalate the offensive.
General Joseph Votel of the US Central Command, who leads forces in the Middle East, said Tuesday that preparations for a full battle against the Taliban in the spring season should begin sooner in the Afghan army.
“… we’ll look for a major effort to gain the initiative very quickly as we enter into the fighting season,” said Votel, adding that Afghan forces must “keep the pressure on all the time and work to gain the upper hand as quickly as we can, so that as we get into this next fighting season we can build on the initiative.”
The general said new deployments of American trainers would help with the operation. That carries greater risks for American service members, but Votel said US commanders will make sure US forces have adequate protection.
Under President Donald Trump, Washington has been desperate to prevent a deterioration of security in Afghanistan, some 17 years after the US led an invasion of the country. More US troops are being deployed in areas where the Taliban have gained grounds over the past years. Fears over security have also exacerbated as the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group, which is on its last legs in Iraq and Syria, has carved out its own rule in some Afghan territories.
Votel expressed hope that the Afghan army could reach a better level of preparedness for the next spring fight as a result of Washington’s training and funding.
“By the time they get to the next fight, they will be able to really present a significant offensive capability,” said the US commander, adding that the Afghan army must prepare for greater fighting once the weather improves.
Reports suggest Trump has effectively doubled the number of US troops in Afghanistan to 16,000 and there are plans for the deployment of a special training unit early this year. That, however, has hardly prevented the advance of the Taliban as the group now controls almost half of the country.
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GENERAL !
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READ THESE SHORT AND ISOLATED FACTS SO YOU COULD LEARN SOMETHING WORTHWHILE.
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*IT MAY ALSO FACILITATE A GRACEFUL EXIT OUT OF AN EXTREMELY HOSTILE AND ENTANGLED SITUATION.
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You will never win militarily, and/or otherwise,
in
Mashriqi region,
(Nangarhar, Laghman, Kuner and Nooristan),- PERIOD !
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If you could not win in Mashriqee,
then it would certainly mean failure, (%100),
in all over the country.
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>>>>>>BEST CURRENT STRATEGY>>>>>>
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*JUST PACK UP AND LEAVE THE PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN ALONE !
again,
It is an impossible mission.
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*No one can help you !
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HERE ARE THE FACTS:
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– A rather densely-populated, (almost four millions of population), MASHRIQEE REGION
is confined by about ten thousand square mails of strategically extremely hostile environment- it is running along the tectonic zone, east of Kabul, Lowgur and Shamahli high plains and South of a large section of the Badakhshahn’s Bah-Bah foothills, (Hindu-Kush ), long mountain range in its north side.
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– The rugged Mashriqee lower valleys drops close to half a mile from the higher Kabul Shamahli plains- its highly convoluted terrain on its upper Nooristan which is covered with densely-forested patches that makes it almost impenetrable to hostile enemy forces- it is hidden and mostly covered with thick forestded ups and downs and natural vintage rocky points. They can b easily well-guarded by a few solitary souls.
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-The whole region has proven its tough, resilience and unyielding natural stand to any one who dared to adventure there, through out the history.
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-The border areas along the eastern parts of the Mashriqee are inhibited by closely-related folks who always united as one in face of any approaching hostile forces.
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-The area is less than one hour from the Provincial Capital of Peshawar which is located on the east side of the famed Khyber Pass- the folks, all along that region, have been challenged and tested by highly.
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-supplied aggressive invading foreign forces numerous times; just in the last few hundred years.
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There are hundreds millions of sympathetic Pashtoons and other folks right across the border who will lend help and support anytime to the people of Mashriqee (Pakistan, India and the Gulf region).- they could easily turn into into unlimited source of financial and material support.
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AS YOU SEE:
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If any one dare to occupy the region; the new rogue company in the block would then definitely be sitting like a duck for inside and outside of the whole region, with no exit routes but high mountain and extremely surrounding hostile folks–no contracted army of any caliber on the face of this earth will be able to stand the combined wrath of that harsh environment and those folks.
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-And just to add:
No mercenaries (and/or)
any enslaved entity
will be able to master a chance either
IT IS A TRAP !
Incidentally,
the south side is totally blocked by the
“TORA-BORA”
sets of deep cave complexes.
If you are still not scared- then, I will introduce you to
Shayr-Dil
from the mountainside.
Complex
“trial and error”
type approach
could easily turn
excruciatingly deceptive.
It is also truelly a beautiful area with its warmer climates than others parts of Afghanistan.
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The Trajmeer snow melts of “CHITRAL VALLEY”, (from near the Pameer-roof top), swiftly pass down the sharply-angled rugged trains of winding Kuner Valley to join Kabul river near Jalalabad.
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The natural resources of the whole area; such as abundant water resources; occurrence of numerous mineral varieties and rich soil types of the twin valleys of Laghman and Kuner are immense.
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It is naturally, a richly-endowed and self-sustainable economic zone if, obviously, left alone.
Full direct access to the area is almost impossible without sincere help and permission of the locals.
You are damned !