ISLAMABAD – Afghan Army raises new Military Corps for the North, defenceministry has announced.
The minister of defense Asadullah Khalid has said that the 217th Corps ofthe army will be established.
Speaking during a security conference in RS compound in northern Balkhprovince, Khalid said considering the vast swathes of territory in thenorth and large population living in northern provinces, the leadership ofthe government and defense institutions have reached to a conclusion thatthe existing forces are not enough to provide proper security to people.
Khalid further added that the 217th Corps of the Afghan military will beinaugurated as per President Ashraf Ghani’s order in coming weeks.
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He also added that the leadership of the ministry of defense considerssegregation of duties and changes should be incorporated in leadership andopinion to lead the war in the North.
In other parts of his speech, Khalid reiterated that the enemies have plansand programs for war and preparing to further intensify conflict to gainmore privileges in peace talks.
