Kabul: In the midst of the battle between Afghan and Taliban troops, US defense secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday said the main work of Afghan security forces was to ensure they could slow the momentum of the Taliban before trying to reclaim the area.
“They consolidated their troops around the main population center,” Austin told reporters during a visit to Alaska, reported Tolo News, quoting the UK news agency.
“In the case of whether to stop the Taliban or not, I think the first thing to do is ensure that they can slow momentum,” he said, adding that he believed that Afghanistan had the ability and capacity to make progress and capacity to make progress and capacity to make progress and capacity for make progress.
, But “we will see what happens.” This came when US President Joe Biden had promised to provide financial assistance to Afghan forces and to repeat diplomatic efforts to revive jammed peace talks, reported Tolo news.
Biden on Friday gave authority up to $ 100 million from emergency funds to meet the needs of refugees “urged” unexpectedly “originating from the situation in Afghanistan, including for Afghan Special Immigration Visa applicants.
In a statement, the White House stated that Biden and his partner Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani discussed the situation in Afghanistan and reaffirmed their commitment to the eternal bilateral partnership.
The US also called the Taliban “to be involved in serious negotiations” after the insistence of the group that they would not agree on the ceasefire and peace unless there was an agreement on the new government in Afghanistan Reported the Toloistan news.
“We called the Taliban to be involved in serious negotiations to determine the political road map for the Afghanistan future which led to a fair and durable settlement,” said Deputy Title of the Deputy Department of the US Department of Jalina Porter).
“A settlement negotiated between the Republic Islam and T.
Aliban is the only way to end the 40-year war war and bring Afghanistan to the peace they are looking for and deserved, “he added.
On Friday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Taliban troops who had taken control of the district in Kandahar had held hundreds of residents they accused with the government.
The Taliban reportedly killed several prisoners, including relatives of provincial government officials and members of the police and army.