WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): A top American general on Thursday told lawmakers that stability in Afghanistan actors.
General Joseph Votel, Commander of US Central Command or CENTCOM, told members of the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee that receiving sanctuary or support from outside governments enabling violent extremist groups operating inside of Afghanistan and along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region was of particular concern
“So long as these elements remain, they will threaten our hard-earned gains and regional stability writ large . . .
