2015: a bloody year for Taliban; MoD

The Ministry of Defense (MoD) is said to consider the current year a bloody year for Taliban group.

According to Ministry of Defense, the current year (2015) was bloody for the armed Taliban group. The death toll of Taliban increased in June, 2014.

The ministry emphasized that the Taliban have suppressed in most of the parts of the country and currently combat operations are ongoing in more than 15 provinces of the country against the oppositions.

“Taliban have collapsed in any part of the country. We have launched 18 large operations in 17 provinces of the country,” Dawlat Waziri, deputy spokesman of defense ministry said.

A diaspora of Afghan and foreign militants were rearming and reorganizing their manpower in northern Afghanistan in early 2015– a fact already known to the Afghan government as Taliban’s annual violent ritual, but what they didn’t know was how vast, well-equipped, and contaminating it was – and will get.

Afghanistan has witnessed more attacks this year from the insurgents than the last decade.

Afghan troops are said to believe the Taliban group have been frustrated in this season to achieve their goals and it was the bloodiest year for them.

“Pakistan has a key role in wiping out the Taliban from Afghanistan. If the country honestly cooperate with Afghanistan, peace and stability will surely provide in the country,” Amin Farhang, political analyst said.

Afghan security forces have ended a bloody year. The current year is more important as the level of support they get from international troops will diminish. There is no doubt on the ability of Afghan army and police. Nonetheless, it will highly depend on how the new government creates better relations with the West for ensuring constant support to ANSF.

The Afghan government has stitched eyes for years to negotiate with Taliban. President Ghani also warned Taliban that with continuation of war they should not expect gifts from Afghan government but they will face strong defeat from Afghan forces.

Reported by Fawad Naseri