Military joint chief reaffirmed support to Afghan-led peace process

Kabul, March 20: The Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff on Tuesday reaffirmed his country's support to an Afghan-led peace process.

At a meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul, Gen. Joseph Dunford said the US would continue supporting the Asian country and its government in the fight against terror and in favour a peace process led and headed by the Afghans, according to a statement by the presidential palace.

Dunford also discussed the reforms of Afghan security forces and security measures for the parliamentary elections later this year.

In August 2017, US President Donald Trump announced a new strategy for Afghanistan that included increasing the number of troops to 14,000 and outlined a tough stance on Pakistan, a country that Washington accuses of sheltering the Taliban.