A top US general says that Washington will continue air strikes in Afghanistan to support Afghan forces fighting the Taliban
General Kenneth McKenzie, head of the US Army Central Command vows to support Afghan air force going forward, and that the US air force will also retain ability to"strike into Afghanistan" against two other militant groups the Daesh and Al Qaeda.
The Taliban's deadly assault has seen the insurgents capture scores of districts, border crossings and encircle several provincial capitals. "We will continue to support the Afghan forces even after that August 31 date, it will generally be from over the horizon," McKenzie said.Experts say a key factor that helped the Taliban in seizing vast swath of territory in a short time was the lack of regular air support from US forces to Afghan troops.
McKenzie's remarks came as about 22,000 families were displaced by the fighting in the past month in the southern city of Kandahar itself. "They forced us to leave... I am now living with my 20-member family in a compound with no toilet," said Akbar."If they really want to fight, they should go to a desert and fight, not destroy the city," said Khan Mohammad, who moved to a camp with his family.Kandahar, with its 650,000 inhabitants, is the second-largest city in Afghanistan after Kabul.
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