LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (AP) \u2014 American forces conducted several airstrikes over the past few days in support of Afghan security force under attack by Taliban in the southern Helmand province, the spokesman for the U.S. military in Afghanistan said on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Col. Sonny Leggett confirmed on his twitter account that the strikes over the past two days in Helmand did not violate the U.S.-Taliban agreement<\/a> signed in February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Taliban need to immediately stop their offensive actions in Helmand Province and reduce their violence around the country. It is not consistent with the US-Taliban agreement and undermines the ongoing Afghan Peace Talks,\u201d Leggett\u2019s tweet said, quoting Gen. Scott Miller, the Commander of the U.S. Forces in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Leggett said that U.S. forces have and will continue to provide support in defense of Afghan national security forces under attack by the Taliban.<\/p>\n\n\n\n His statement came the same day that Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, declined to endorse President Donald Trump\u2019s statement that remaining 4,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan<\/a> should come home by Christmas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m not going to engage in speculation,” Milley said in an interview with NPR. “I\u2019m going to engage in the rigorous analysis of the situation based on the conditions and the plans that I am aware of and my conversations with the president.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t