By Siyar Sirat
The Resolute Support (NATO) mission’s spokesman Captain Bill Salvin in a press conference on Thursday said Daesh is a clear and present threat to Afghanistan and the region and warned that members of the group will be killed or captured if they come to Afghanistan.
He said at a joint meeting with the Ministry of Defense in Kabul on Thursday that this is a “message to Daesh: If you come to Afghanistan, we will kill you or capture you.”
“Since their height in 2015 we have reduced the territory ISIS-K (Daesh) controls by 67 percent and their number of fighters by 75 percent.” He stated that the Afghan security forces were stronger and better prepared in 1396 than the last year.
“Our goal is to defeat ISIS in Afghanistan in 1396 [the current solar year] and ensure that Afghanistan does not become a safe haven for terrorists,” he said.
On this issue of the Mohammad Daud Hospital, Salvin said 90 percent of the military hospital had been repaired following the deadly attack in March and the remaining repairs will be done this week
Salvin said there is a budget of $2.7 million USD to repair damage to the hospital - $1.7 million USD for new medical equipment and $1 million USD for new furnishings.
“The Resolute Support is paying for the restoration of 50 rooms, two X-Ray machines, seven monitors with servers, new imaging units and laboratory equipment,” he said.
“The hospital will be better; upgrading two operating suites, improving ICU monitoring, providing hi-tech radiology equipment.”
Salvin said within three days of the attack, patients were receiving care. “In six days, ICU was running. In 14 days, 250 of 400 beds were available,” he added.
“We will improve the hospital by overhauling generators and repairing elevators. ANDSF members and families will have a state-of-the-art hospital worthy of their service and sacrifice,” he stated.
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