Afghanistan Seeks Russian Military Support as US Commitment Wavers - Sputnik International‎

Experts claim that the Afghan government has reached out to Russia for military aid because it has lost confidence that the US is truly committed to ensuring the regime survives and the country remains stable.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The Afghan government has reached out to Russia for military aid because it has lost confidence that the US is truly committed to ensuring the regime survives and the country remains stable, experts told Sputnik.

Afghan officials asked Russia for military aid earlier this week, including weapons, equipment and air support, to help fight terrorists within their country.

"The fact the Afghans appear to be reaching out to the Russians… indicates a high-level of worry in Afghan government circles as to what the future may hold in terms of the capacity of the regime to survive," University of Arizona Professor of History David Gibbs told Sputnik on Thursday.

Some Afghan officials, Gibbs argued, have become unnerved by lackluster signals from Washington, triggering fears that the United States is not going to stand by Kabul and prevent its implosion.

"The fact that a high-level official in the Afghan government is reaching out to the Russians, the successors of the Soviets of all people, would suggest there is some feeling of panic going on here," Gibbs added. - Read more: 

Afghanistan Seeks Russian Military Support as US Commitment Wavers - Sputnik