KABUL/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Afghanistan is poised to acquire four attack helicopters from India to help it fight a growing Taliban insurgency, a small but significant deal marking a shift in Kabuls search for allies that is likely to anger Pakistan.Soon after he took over, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani held off military assistance from India while he courted Pakistans political and military leadership to end years of mutual hostility and steer the Taliban, many of who live in Pakistan, toward negotiations.But a wave of bombings in Kabul that Ghani alleged were plotted in Pakistan, followed by the Taliban encircling major …read more
Source: Dunya TV
