KABUL, Afghanistan Afghanistan’s Interior Minister Masoud Andarabi said Saturday that Afghan security forces can hold their ground even if U.S. troops withdraw, challenging a warning from the United States predicting that a withdrawal would yield quick territorial gains to the Taliban.
KABUL - Afghanistan’s interior minister said Saturday that Afghan security forces can hold their ground even if U.S. troops withdraw, challenging a warning from the United States predicting a withdrawal would yield quick territorial gains to the Taliban.
Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum, the former first vice president, met with President Ashraf Ghani on Monday evening, for the first time in more than two and half
Andarabi said Afghanistan s National Security Forces could hold territory, but would likely endure heavy losses trying to hold remote checkpoints without US air support.