Written by Karimullah Amini
Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday sharply criticized government departments for the late and non-delivery of fuel and supplies, including food, weapons and ammunition, to the Afghan security forces – many of whom are on the battlefields.
He called for urgent action by the security institutions to address the problem.
Ghani also raised deep concerns over a dramatic surge in fatalities among the conventional forces, and ordered security leaders to outline a new strategy to curb the rising trend.
Ghani said that the high number of military casualties in the country is an enormous challenge and said that the seizing of government forces' equipment by armed opposition is not acceptable.
The statement comes as embattled Afghan security forces have persistently complained about the lack of food, fuel and ammunition.
In a new development, Afghan security forces fighting the Taliban in Uruzgan's Dehrawood and Charchenoi districts made similar complaints.
Certain issues such as corruption and mismanagement by the responsible institutions undertaking the delivery of fuel and other logistics to forces have angered Ghani.
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