KABUL: (Middle East Press) An anti-war activist in Chicago says, the US soldierly is going to remain in Afghanistan “indefinitely” and conduct military operations inside the country for “years to come” despite the formal ending of US combat operations.
“The war in Afghanistan is not going to end in the pending future,” said Rick Rozoff, a member of Stop NATO International.
“Western military forces who have been in the country for over 13 years…are to be there for an indefinite period of time,” Rozoff told Medias on Tuesday.
The US and its allies entered Afghanistan in 2001 as part of Washington’s so-called war on terror.
The violent removed the Taliban from power, but insecurity continues across the country, despite the presence of thousands of US-led soldiers.
The US-led combat mission in Afghanistan ended on December 31, 2014. However, some 13,500 foreign forces, mainly from the United States, will remain in Afghanistan in what is said to be a support mission.
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