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Militant’s Attacks Reduced By 9% in Afghanistan: ISAF

Militant’s Attacks Reduced By 9% in Afghanistan: ISAF

KABUL - Militants attacks have reduced by 9% during the month of August this year as compared on the same period in 2011, NATO-led International Security Assistance Force announced on Monday.
ISAF said defeat of the militants, forcing militants out of the major cities and increased capabilities of the Afghan security forces are the main reasons behind a reduction in militant's attacks.

Brigadier General Günter Katz, ISAF Spokesman said there have been 9% reduction in militants attack during the month of August this year as compared to August 2011 and 30% reduction compared to August 2010.
He also said there has been a reduction in militants attack in central regional command from January to August this year however he did not specify the regions which are included in the central regional command.

General Günter said militants are still using improvised explosive device to target Afghan and coalition security forces which normally leads to civilian's casualties and more than 60% civilian's casualties are as a result of militants bombings.

In parts of his speech he said there might have been some increase in militants attacks in parts of the country despite an overall reduction.

This comes as NATO senior civilian representative in Afghanistan recently said militants will not be defeated until 2014 however Simon Gass whose mission ended in Afghanistan said militants will also not be able to topple down the Afghan government.

There are concerns of growing civil war in Afghanistan after 2014 when all NATO troops leave Afghanistan but US officials emphasized to cooperate Afghan security forces in fight with the militants and terrorist networks beyond 2014. (Agencies)