The United States (US) Forces and Resolute Support Commander in Afghanistan General Austin Scott Miller said in a interview that “we're going on offense against the Taliban,” adding that a more aggressive posture was needed because of heavy casualties among Afghan forces, reports Tolo News on November 1. "My assessment is the Taliban also realizes they cannot win militarily. So, if you realize you can't win militarily at some point, fighting is just, people start asking why. So, you do not necessarily wait us out, but I think now is the time to start working through the political piece of this conflict", he added. Miller said, "we are more in an offensive mindset and don't wait for the Taliban to come and hit [us]". "So that was an adjustment that we made early on. We needed to because of the amount of casualties that were being absorbed." Afghan Security Forces suffered 1,000 casualties in August and September, according to the Pentagon. Miller has eliminated layers of approval for the troops advising the Afghans, giving them the authority to make decisions and move quickly around the battlefield as the need arises, and moving troops and equipment to areas where they can advise and empower the Afghan military and police in their fight against the Taliban. These expeditionary advisory teams are intended to move to areas where they can join up with reliable partners, specific Afghan forces who the US and NATO leaders are confident have stronger capabilities and can take on the Taliban. The US advisers can bring overhead surveillance, fire support, and medevac capabilities with them.