Remnants of the ousted Taliban regime have vowed to overthrow the Afghan government and end the presence of the U.S.-led occupation forces in the country. In an attempt to fulfill what they ought to achieve attacked a checkpoint manned by Afghan troops, leaving eight militants dead and an Afghan guard wounded, a statement from the U.S.-led coalition said Saturday.
However, the incident could not be independently verified, due to the area’s remoteness but the signals are clear that Afghan security guards are ready to take on Taliban aggressively as they fought six-hour firefight killing eight Taliban fighters.
Separately, on Friday coalition and Afghan troops in southern Afghanistan detained a suspected local Taliban leader who had reportedly been involved in a March 9 assassination attempt on a powerful tribal elder in Kandahar province.
National reconciliation is a necessary and an urgent priority in Afghanistan and it’s not easy to stabilize Afghanistan purely through military means but counter-insurgency strategy must win hearts and minds and persuade moderate Islamists potentially sympathetic to the Taliban to accept the legitimacy of the Afghan national government and help in the democratic political processes. Lets hope for the best.
Via: USATODAY
