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Miller warns of civil war as militias step in to fight alongside security forces
US military commander in Afghanistan General Scott Miller gave a sobering assessment of the country’s security situation on Tuesday and warned that militias deployed to help the national security forces could lead the country into civil war.
Speaking to a group of journalists in Kabul, Millar also said the rapid loss of districts around the country to the Taliban was worrisome.
“A civil war is certainly a path that can be visualized if this continues on the trajectory it’s on right now, that should be of concern to the world,” he said.
According to him, US troops in Afghanistan currently have enough weapons and capability to assist the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces if needed.
“What I don’t want to do is speculate what that (support) looks like in the future,” he said.
Miller said there are multiple reasons for the collapse of these districts, including troop fatigue and surrender, psychological defeat and military defeat.
But he said the escalating violence puts the country at risk of falling into a deadly civil war.
He also said that going forward, the Afghan defense forces must focus on consolidating their strengths and establishing strategic areas and protecting them.
“As we start talking about how does this all end, the way it must end for the Afghan people is something that revolves around a political solution,” he said.
“I’ve also said that if you don’t reduce the violence, that political solution becomes more and more difficult.”
According to AP, Miller refused to say where the US and its NATO allies were in the withdrawal process but said his time as the head of the US’s military mission in Afghanistan was coming to an end.
AP stated that while not giving a date as to when he will leave the country, the press briefing had the feeling of a farewell.
Miller also said that he did not foresee any changes to his orders but added that they still had the ability to be flexible.
Miller also warned the Taliban that if the group continued to attack Afghan forces, the US will back the ANDSF based on the Doha deal signed early last year.
Officials at the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) say 7,000 incomplete projects of the World Bank are at risk of destruction in Afghanistan. They call on the World Bank to resume the work of these projects.
According to them, discussions have been held with the World Bank about these projects, but there has been no result yet.
“7,000 incomplete projects are being destroyed, and if the work is not started, these projects will be destroyed. We ask the World Bank to resume the work of these projects as soon as possible,” said Noorul Hadi Adel, the spokesperson of MRRD.
Meanwhile, members of the private sector also ask international institutions to resume their work in Afghanistan.
According to the officials of this sector, with the start of these projects, job opportunities will be provided for thousands of people in the country.
“These projects create employment for our people and the country will grow a lot,” said Mirwais Hajizadeh, a member of the private sector.
However, economic experts stated if the work of these projects does not start soon, they will be destroyed and the investments made in them will be wasted.
Ten people have been killed and six others injured by floods in Helmand province in the past week, local officials said on Friday.
According to officials, seven of those were members of the same family, and they were killed in Kajaki district last night.
“Most of the people moved from vulnerable areas to high lands and mountains, and thanks Allah the number of casualties is low,” Sher Mohammad Vahdat, the head of information of the Directorate of Information and Culture in Helmand, said adding rescue teams and security forces have been dispatched to help people.
It is said that the telecommunication system has also been disrupted due to the effect of floods in Kajaki district. Floods have also destroyed thousands of acres of agricultural land.
Roza Otunbayeva, the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, met with the Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New Delhi and discussed issues related to Afghanistan, it was announced on Thursday.
During the meeting, Otunbayeva thanked India for “its critical humanitarian support and longstanding friendship for the Afghan people” and discussed the importance of regional and international cooperation to address prevailing challenges in Afghanistan, UNAMA said on X.
Jaishankar also said on X that the sides exchanged views on the current situation in Afghanistan.
“Underlined that India has provided wheat, medicines, pesticides and school supplies. Appreciate the role of UN agencies as partners in these endeavors,” he said.
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