New details of the first call of the US general in the internal attack of Afghanistan
New details of the first call of the US general in the internal attack of Afghanistan
The new details show how close the main general of EE was. UU In Afghanistan, Kandahar's violent internal attack on Thursday killed two senior Afghan security officials and wounded the governor of the province. Gen. Austin Scott Miller said Friday that he believes the attacker was targeting Afghan officials and expressed confidence that, despite the attack, Afghan forces will be able to guarantee security for key parliamentary elections on Saturday.
The attack killed General Abdul Raziq, the well-known police chief in Kandahar, and General Abdul Mohmin, the province's chief intelligence officer. The governor of Kandahar, Zalmai Wessa, was wounded along with three others, including a member of the US service and a US civil employee.
On Friday, Miller told the Tolo News Agency that he believes that "what happened in Kandahar was an attack on the security forces."
"My assessment is that it was not my goal," Miller said. "It was a very close space, but I do not think I was the target."
The attack occurred shortly after Miller participated in a meeting with key civil and military officials in Kandahar, in southern Afghanistan.
The US general and Afghan officials moved to an area outside the governor's residence to await the arrival of the military helicopter that would transport Miller and his staff, according to Colonel Dave Butler, a spokesman for Resolute Support, the training mission of NATO in Afghanistan.
The group was talking to each other while waiting for Miller's helicopter when, Butler said, an armed man wearing some kind of Afghan security uniform opened fire on them with an automatic weapon.
Butler noted that Miller was not in the line of fire of the shooter and that he was shooting at Afghan officials.
The gunman was shot immediately. "It was finished in seconds," Butler said.
Miller, like the rest of the US staff. UU Surrounding him, he drew his gun, which is a usual practice in that situation.
"When there is a threat, we will take out our weapons," Butler said. "For that we are trained and General Miller is no exception."
What followed was a combination of American and Afghan forces protecting the area and caring for the wounded.
Miller had some of the wounded transported aboard his helicopter so they could receive medical treatment quickly.
On Friday, in an interview at the hospital with Afghan reporters, Wessa said his health was improving and described the attack as an act of terror.
The attack led to a one-week postponement of parliamentary elections in Kandahar that were scheduled for Saturday.
One day after the attack in Kandahar, Miller was spotted on the streets of Kabul greeting Afghan security personnel before Saturday's key parliamentary elections.
Butler said Miller's visit to Afghan forces was intended to "give some confidence to the Afghan people and the security forces."
Miller expressed confidence that with the support of EE. UU And NATO Afghan security forces will do a good job of providing security for Saturday's elections in the rest of the country.
"We will continue with our support, My message to the people of Afghanistan has been very consistent: you have every right to be proud of your security forces and the preparations that were made for this election despite this unfortunate event, a tragic event in Kandahar, "he said.
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