Departing US general says Afghan forces "inept" at basic motor repairs
The US general who brought the NATO coalition's combat operations in Afghanistan to an end this week after over 13 years of war said Afghan security forces were "inept" at basic motor maintenance and were struggling to sustain troop numbers.
During a final tour of installations, Lt. General Joseph Anderson said that Afghan forces, fighting Taliban insurgents who were ousted from power by US-backed Afghan forces in 2001, struggled with logistics.
"The problem is you don't have units fixing stuff at their level," Anderson told Reuters last week, explaining why Afghan commanders often complained they lacked resources to fight.
"This is inept. This is nothing to do with corruption. This is purely ineptitude."
