International Troops Combat Mission End in Afghanistan and ANSF Challenges

After 2014 Afghan Security Forces will defend their territory independently, the International troops will not join in direct combat missions in Afghanistan, but they will train, equip and advise Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) in Resolute Support format.

Dawlat Waziri, Deputy Spokesperson of Ministry of Defense (MoD) said,” Our air force, radar, artillery, air defense mortar and missiles sections are nonoperational which is the main challenge for our forces and the International Community have promised to provide us with military armored-combat Helicopter (MD530) and heavy equipments on 2015.”

These Challenges have resulted ANA to be concerned.

As a matter of fact 2015 is full of worries and headaches for Afghan troops, according to ISAF Commander Gen. Joseph F. Dunford more than 5,000 ANSF members were killed on 2014 which is more than Foreigner troops causalities during the last 13 years and called 2014 as ‘Year of Hell’.

In addition MOI Spokesman, Sediq Sediqy during a joint press conference with ISAF Civilian Representative Spokesman, Christopher Chambers said,” a number of politicians are still interfering in military affairs and we would like them to stop interfering anymore.”

On the other hand ISAF Civilian Representative Spokesman said that 3,400 ISAF service members were killed during the last 13 years and we shall not join in a direct combat mission in Afghanistan anymore, but we will continue to support and train Afghan Security Forces to ensure the security.

These Concerns comes while Taliban militant groups in response to NATO Combat Mission end in Afghanistan stated that they will continue their attacks as long as the International troops fully leave Afghanistan.