Mohib said that the country's security and defense forces are still on the defensive, but if the Taliban do not stop their attacks, the Afghan forces will go on the offensive.
The National Security Adviser of Afghanistan made the statement in a meeting with Tadamichi Yamamoto, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for Afghanistan.
In this meeting, the two sides discussed and exchanged opinions about the peace process and the increase in violence by the Taliban group against the Afghan people and forces. Moheb said that the country's security and defense forces are still in defensive mode. But if the Taliban do not end the violence, the Afghan forces will go from defensive to offensive.
Four days ago, Asadullah Khalid, the Acting Minister of National Defense, gave the Taliban until the end of this week to stop attacks against the security forces. He warned the Taliban: "If the Taliban do not stop their attacks by the end of this week, our forces will target the enemy anywhere in the country.
Mr. Khalid said in a press conference on Sunday, that the security forces will remain on the defensive for the rest of this week on the order of President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and to respect the peace agreement.
Hasibullah Yousufi
