General John Nicholson, the commander of US forces in Afghanistan has said that this year the Taliban will not focus on taking over major towns but instead the group will increase their suicide attacks to prove their strong presence.

He claimed that the Taliban leaders in Quetta have decided that their fighters should no longer fight to takeover over big cities but instead carry out more suicide attacks to prove their strong presence in the country.

In this episode of Farakhabar, host Fawad Aman discusses the topic with the following guests:

MP Shekiba Hashimi

Acting director of defense ministry spokesman office Mohammad Radmanesh