KABUL – A number of members of the Meshrano Jirga (the Upper House ofParliament) on Sunday said the United States and NATO have not supportedthe Afghan forces in the war against insurgents as well as they should havebased on their security agreements with Afghanistan.

The senators said battles between security forces and insurgents haveincreased, but the Afghan forces have not received enough support from USand NATO in recent years.

According to the senators, the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) betweenAfghanistan and the United States, and the Status of Forces Agreement(SOFA) signed between Afghanistan and NATO should be canceled.

“Afghan government should review the agreement,” Mohammad Alam Ezedyar,first deputy speaker of the senate said.

“What have we achieved from this security agreement? Nothing, exceptnotoriety,” Zalmai Zabuli, a senator said.

The two security agreements, BSA and SOFA, were signed between Kabul andWashington after the National Unity Government came into power.

Their remarks came after Saturday’s security officials in Farah provinceacknowledged foreign forces’ support for the Afghan forces.

In the meantime, some other senators blasted the Afghan government and theinternational community for not having the ‘will’ to fight insurgents.

“Our honor and dignity do not allow us to (work) 50 percent ofAfghanistan’s soil as it is under control of Taliban, but they (US, NATO)themselves should be ashamed and take it seriously ,” senator Afzal Shamilsaid.

“The foreign forces in Afghanistan have not fulfilled their commitments,”senator Mohammad Hanif Hanifi said.

Senate speaker Fazl Hadi Muslimyar meanwhile said fights are ongoing inover 50 percent of Afghanistan between security forces and insurgents. Heurged people to support Afghan soldiers in these fights.