Pentagon: US Forces Participate In Only 10 Percent Of Special Ops Against The Taliban
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Russ Read
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2:27 PM 08/25/2016
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Afghan security forces arrive at the Kunduz airport in Afghanistan on April 30, 2015. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani/File Photo Afghan security forces arrive at the Kunduz airport in Afghanistan on April 30, 2015. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani/File Photo
Military advisers actively participate in only around 10 percent of Afghan special forces operations against the Taliban, according to a U.S. spokesman for the Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan.
A vast majority of Afghan special operations against the Taliban are “completely independent of NATO,” Army Brig. Gen. Charles Cleveland told reporters during a press briefing Thursday. Cleveland is head of U.S. Army Special Operations Command, and is stationed at Ft. Bragg.
“They do it by themselves,” added Cleveland, saying, “they don’t need any assistance, whatsoever.”
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