General John W. Nicholson, Commander Resolute Support Mission (RSM) and US Forces in Afghanistan arrived on Monday and had a meeting with Chief of Army Staff (CoAS), General Qamar Javed Bajwa. CoAS appreciated the role of erstwhile International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and presently Resolute Support Mission (RSM) Force for peace and stability in Afghanistan.
CoAS acknowledged continuous support of RSM to enable Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) for enhancing the capacity and capability to independently tackle security challenges in Afghanistan. CoAS emphasised requirement of Pak-Afghan bilateral border security mechanism for which RSM can play important role. Later, General John Nicholson and General Qamar Javed Bajwa, visited Miranshah, North Wazirastan Agency. Visiting General was briefed by General officer commanding, on Operation Zarb-e-Azb and progress on the socio-economic activities including return of IDPs.