Covering events from Dec. 1 to May 31, the written report was submitted inwards accordance alongside requirements inwards Section 1225 of the Fiscal 2015 National Defense Authorization Act equally amended past times Sections 1231 as well as 1531 of the financial 2016 as well as financial 2017 NDAAs. “Our role inwards Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan remains to preclude Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan from ane time again becoming a safe-haven from which terrorist groups tin programme as well as execute attacks on the United States, or our allies as well as citizens abroad,” officials said inwards a contestation announcing the report’s submission. “To accomplish this, nosotros proceed to back upwards Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan as well as train, propose as well as aid its armed forces as well as police line forces.”
This reporting menstruum marks the kickoff sweat flavor to start nether the conditions-based Southern Asia Strategy announced past times President Donald J. Trump inwards August. In February, U.S. Central Command designated Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan equally its main-effort mission as well as allocated additional combat enablers such equally intelligence, surveillance, as well as reconnaissance assets; ready on aviation; burn support; as well as medical evacuation assets to back upwards Afghan national defense strength as well as safety forces as well as coalition forces, officials said.
Optimism for Political Settlement
“The assets as well as authorities to implement the Southern Asia Strategy inwards Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan are at ane time inwards house as well as proceed to generate optimism inside the Afghan authorities as well as [the Afghan defense strength as well as safety forces] that a political village alongside the Taliban is possible,” the Pentagon contestation said. “The telephone commutation to success remains sustained armed forces pressure level against the Taliban inwards gild to eliminate the consider that they tin hit their objectives through tearing conflict. The targeted investment of U.S. assets as well as personnel conduct maintain increased the lethality of the [Afghan forces] this fighting season.
At the 2d Kabul Peace Conference inwards February, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani offered peace negotiations without preconditions to the Taliban, an unprecedented first that opened the door for meaningful negotiations betwixt the Afghan authorities as well as the Taliban.
During this reporting period, Afghan forces remained inwards command of all provincial capitals as well as chop-chop defeated the Taliban’s endeavor to accept command of the provincial working capital missive of the alphabet of Farah inwards May, the Pentagon contestation said. The mild wintertime allowed for sustained armed forces pressure level against insurgent as well as terrorist forces as well as built positive momentum heading into the 2018 fighting season.
Combined Afghan Special Security Force as well as conventional strength operations demonstrate increasing Afghan tactical as well as operational mightiness on the battlefield, officials said.
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