Acting Defense Minister Assadullah Khalid said that Afghanistan had lost its army once before but he would not allow the destruction of the Afghan National Army (ANA) and its institutions yet again.

Assadullah Khalid made the remarks at a ceremony marking the National Army Day on Monday.

Addressing the gathering, Khalid said that a number of countries in the region were trying to destroy Afghanistan’s foundations and achievements with the help of proxies and agents within the country.

Khalid added that a number of ignorant Afghans, apparently implying the Taliban, were destroying Afghanistan in order to have foreign support.

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