America Will Not Intensify Airstrikes On Taliban
America will not intensify airstrikes on Taliban dominating Afghanistan! Pentagon said – this fight is yours.
The United States on Monday showed no signs of intensifying airstrikes in Afghanistan, despite the growing Taliban’s dictatorship.
A Pentagon spokesman stressed that Americans now see the fighting as a victory or defeat for Afghan political and military leaders.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said at a press conference, “When we look back, it’s like bowing down to leadership.” Now, this is their country, which they have to take care of. This is their struggle.
The remarks that the US distanced itself further from the conflict came as Taliban militants captured two more provincial capitals in Afghanistan on Monday.
Even after taking a large part of the land in most of the rural areas, the Taliban is not stopping and is moving forward.
US officials said on Monday that military commanders have clearly made their assessment that the situation in Afghanistan is deteriorating.
He said Afghan Special Operations Forces had been successful in deterring the Taliban in key centers including Kandahar and Lashkar Gah.
But in places where commandos have not been sent, regular army forces have been removed.
Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke with his top Middle East commander, General Frank McKenzie, on Monday, officials said.
But defense and military leaders have not made any new recommendations for strengthening US operations in defense of Afghans.
The US is launching a few airstrikes a day on the Taliban, and officials said no orders had yet been given to increase that pace.
Senior officials from the White House National Security Council, the State Department, and the Defense Department were in contact with officials at the US Embassy in Kabul on Sunday.
According to a senior administration official about the wide-ranging impact of the fall of Kunduz, the Taliban’s biggest and most important takeover. were assessing.
However, the administration official indicated that despite the Taliban’s increasingly strategic advantage.
The Biden administration is sticking to its plan to end the US war in Afghanistan by the end of the month. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss ongoing private discussions.
