Afghan Lawmakers Voice Alarm On Air Force As US Withdrawal Nears
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In virtual discussions this week with the US Congress, an Afghan designation said it requested for speedy activity on airplane support and weapons supplies as President Joe Biden gets ready to end America's longest-at any point battle before the following month's over.
Washington: Afghan legislators on Friday voiced caution that their flying corps was exhausted despite a Taliban hostile, as they requested that the United States finish help in front of a troop withdrawal.
In virtual discussions this week with the US Congress, an Afghan appointment said it advanced for fast activity on airplane upkeep and weapons supplies as President Joe Biden plans to end America's longest-at any point battle before the following month's over.
Rahmani said 33% of the 150-in number armada was at that point grounded because of upkeep issues.
He said the Afghans had likewise arrived behind schedule of laser-directed weapons, as the United States and NATO partners had dealt with 80 to 90 percent of the combat hardware and didn't leave a stock during rushed pullouts of air resources.
Laser-directed weapons are basic to pinpointing targets and limiting regular citizen setbacks, he said.
"The input was that it will require some investment since they need to make the orders and it will require some investment to create and transport to Afghanistan," he told a roundtable of the State Department Correspondents' Association.
"They are talking of around one year, pretty much, until it will arrive at Afghanistan. This is something especially required at this crucial time."
Biden raised the issue during a telephone discussion with his Afghan partner Ashraf Ghani on Friday, the White House said in a proclamation.
The US president insisted his nation's proceeded with the military help of Kabul, with spending for Afghanistan focused on in the 2022 safeguard financial plan, as of now under an arrangement in Congress.
"The security circumstance is truly getting horrendous," said senior Afghan MP Haji Ajmal Rahmani, alluding to a Taliban hostile during the virtual discussions.
