Afghanistan war privatisation: National Security Council response surfaces

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2018-10-08T01:40:51+05:00 News Desk

KABUL - Afghanistan National Security Council has (NSC) has reacted back hard over the proposal of privatisation the Afghanistan war.

Media report has revealed the floating proposal of the privatization of war.

“Today, our forces are successfully defending Afghanistan’s territorial integrity, the rights of Afghan citizens, and our national and Islamic values,” the Office of the National Security Council (ONSC), said in a statement.

According to reports, the founder of Blackwater Erik Prince, presented its plan regarding the privatization of the Afghan war to the U.S. President Donald Trump nearly a year ago.

In an exclusive interview with a private TV few days earlier, the founder of the company once again said the war in Afghanistan should privatized, emphasizing that the privatization of the war is the only way to end the conflict over a short period of time.

However, ONSC added in its statement that “This idea violates the principle that Afghans determine their own future. Afghan security and defense forces, under the framework of all applicable laws of the country, have the primary responsibility and authority for safeguarding the noble values of Islam, our national sovereignty, and the independence and territorial integrity of our beloved country and people.”

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