Afghanistan military forces voiced concern that rumoured US withdrawal from the country would complicate their negotiations with the Taliban* and embolden Daesh** terrorists.
Afghan generals have voiced concern over rumors of US forces' withdrawal from the country, fearing that this would give the Taliban radical movement the upper hand and completely disinterest them in engaging in negotiations, which they were reluctant to do in the first place. Even worse, the US withdrawal might lead to the total collapse of Afghan National Security and Defense Force under the strikes of the Taliban insurgency, the military believes.
“I believe the Taliban will see this as a reason to stall, and therefore it disincentives the Taliban to actually talk to the Afghan government, which it has refused to do,” says Bill Roggio, an Afghanistan analyst with the Washington-based Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
“A complete withdrawal of US forces would very likely cause the Taliban to make gains in key areas throughout Afghanistan,” he added. “This likely would cause the general collapse of the (Afghan National Security and Defense Force) as a cohesive fighting force and lead to the return of the warlords.”
The forces of the officially recognised government used to rely heavily on the US forces stationed in the country — especially the airpower — since 2014, when a large contingent of NATO troops withdrew from the country, leaving the Afghans…
