Afghan President Ghani Orders Forces To Resume Offensive Operations

FILE PHOTO: Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani speaks during his inauguration as president, in Kabul, Afghanistan March 9, 2020. REUTERS

AFP: Afghan forces to resume offensive operations: President Ghani

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani ordered the country's security forces Tuesday to resume offensive operations against the Taliban and other insurgent groups, following two separate attacks that killed dozens of people.

"I order all the security forces to end their active defence position, return to offensive postures, and resume their operations against the enemy," Ghani said in a televised address.

No group has claimed responsibility for Tuesday's attacks in the capital Kabul and the eastern province of Nangarhar, but Ghani blamed the Taliban and the Islamic State group.

"Today we witnessed terrorist attacks by the Taliban and Daesh groups on a hospital in Kabul and a funeral in Nangarhar, as well as other attacks in the country," Ghani said, using the Arabic abbreviation for IS.

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Update #1: Ghani Orders Forces into ‘Offensive’ Mode Against Taliban (Tolo News)
Update #2: Afghan president orders troops to switch to 'offensive' stance after attacks (Reuters)

WNU Editor: I call this order from the Afghan President as a recognition that there is no peace .... 47 killed, wounded as suicide attack targets funeral in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan (Khaama Press).