President Ashraf Ghani addressed a conference on reforms and strengthening of the Afghan security and defence forces at the Char Chenar Palace on Tuesday.
National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib said that Afghanistan’s security and defence forces are currently conducting 96% of their military operations without foreign assistance and this number will increase to 100% next year.
Mohib added that the aim of the conference was to make effective use of the forces and their capabilities.
The event was attended by officials and heads from the Office of the National Security Council (NSC), the Ministry of Interior (MoI), the National Directorate of Security (NDS) and the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
The heads of various security institutions said that there had been no change in the government’s fiscal policy for the forces, but called for transparency in the expenditures and mechanisms for reforms.
They said the conference would clarify the roles and responsibilities of all security institutions, improve their support and coordination, and ensure better operations.
Mohib in his address, said, “You are not the holders of an office, but the protectors of Afghanistan.”
He also pushed to effective measures to protect civilians and increased coordination between the people and the Afghan forces.
Ghani praised the ongoing sacrifices of the Afghan forces, and referring to the ongoing attacks in Helmand, said the security forces were able to make a difference within a “few hours” of being on-the-ground.
