mo4ch:>Top US general admits war in Afghanistan is at stalemate, still no plans to reinforce NATO troops | Mo4ch News

The US troops won't leave Kabul and will train Afghan forces fighting a stalemate against the Taliban, a top US general, Marine Lt. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, has said. However, he stopped short of pledging more US troops.Read more McKenzie, who is set to become the next head of US Central Command, was grilled by lawmakers of the Senate Armed Service Committee on Tuesday, when he was forced to admit that there is no feasible deadline for the US troops to end the 17-year campaign.“I do know that today it would be very difficult for (the Afghan security forces) to survive without our and our coalition partners’ assistance,” McKenzie said, noting that if the US forces are to leave “precipitously right now,” the Afghan government might crumble under the pressure by the resurgent Taliban.“I do not believe they would be able to successfully defend their country,” he said. The general, however, said that there were no plans to reinforce the 14,000 US troops currently stationed in Afghanistan.…