Declaration of maintenance will continue funding the Afghan forces – so that at least the end of 2017 to maintain their current size – made on Monday, Minister of Defense Ashton Carter. This decision, however, will still require the consent of Congress.
Office of the President of Afghanistan from September Ashraf Ghani on Monday began its first official visit to the United States from the Pentagon, where he thanked American soldiers for their dedication during lasting nearly 14 years of war in his country. He then went to Camp David, where he attended full-day talks with the United States Foreign Minister John Kerry, the Minister of Defense Ashton Carter and Finance Minister Jacob Lew.
The meeting focused on security issues and plan the exit of US troops from Afghanistan, especially in the context of a request Ghani slower than previously expected, the withdrawal of American troops from the country. Ghani justified its request, inter alia, concerns about the growing presence in Afghanistan jihadist organization of the Islamic State (IS).
– We know that the President considering this request – said Secretary of State John Kerry at a press conference after the talks at Camp David. But declined to answer the question, leaving the matter to the notice to President Barack Obama, who will accept Ghani at the White House on Tuesday.
Sources in the Ministry of Defence, which refer to the American media, however, confirmed that President Obama would agree to a slower withdrawal of troops, but most likely only this year.
The current timetable is now assumed that the number of US forces in Afghanistan will drop from the current less than 10 thousand. to 5.6 thousand. troops by the end of 2015, and the others will gradually leave the country by the end of 2016.
How to said source , President Obama let the majority of currently stationed in Afghanistan for nearly 10 thousand. troops remained in the country until the end of this year. Furthermore, two military bases, which planned to close, to remain open at least until 2015. As for the base in Kandahar, the largest city in southern Afghanistan and in Jalalabad, the largest city in the east of the country. The latter acts as a central gathering intelligence about al-Qaeda operations.
But, according to these sources, Obama who promised Americans the end of the longest in the history of the war, still holding to the plan, after 2016 years in Afghanistan there will be no American soldiers, not counting the one thousand. – 1.5 thousand., Who will be responsible for the security of the US Embassy.
It is expected that Obama its decision to modify the plan of withdrawal from Afghanistan, Obama will announce at a press conference with the Afghan president.
A slower withdrawal US troops from Afghanistan, the US administration’s appeal to some of the military, as well as some Republicans, including the head of the Senate Armed Forces Committee, John McCain. They argue that this requires increasing escalation of violence in Afghanistan, and so far unsuccessful peace talks with the Taliban. In addition, there are concerns that the active mainly in Syria and Iraq jihadi IS may also spread to Afghanistan.
McCaian along with Senator Lindsey Graham on Monday published a statement in which he praised the slowdown announced the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan this year, but at the same time expressed “deep disappointment” at reports that Obama has stuck to its calendar, which provides for the US withdrawal from Afghanistan by the end of next year.
In their view, this can lead to undermine all the progress that has been made over the last 13 years of war in Afghanistan. Also drew attention to the worsening situation in Iraq, including the progress of IS after leaving US troops from the country.
“We can not repeat the same mistake. But this is exactly what will happen if President Obama will insist on the withdrawal from Afghanistan, regardless of whether the job is done or not,” – they wrote.
After the formal completion at the end of 2014 years the US combat mission in Afghanistan, the country’s remaining US troops have two tasks – training, advice and assistance to Afghan forces fighting the Taliban and conducting counter-terrorism operations. In the second, smaller mission involved about 2 thousand. US soldiers.
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