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Afghanistan
US warns on UK Afghan troop role
2006-01-18
The US envoy to Nato has said that a British-led military force due to move into southern Afghanistan must be ready to fight resurgent Taleban militants. Ambassador Victoria Nuland said Nato would need to provide "a strong and robust fighting force" in the region.

Scores have died in a spate of attacks in the south in recent months, among them a Canadian diplomat on Sunday. Nato has about 9,000 peacekeepers in Afghanistan and will expand its role to the south where US-led troops operate.

BBC defence correspondent Paul Wood says British troops are going to the south to guarantee reconstruction, not to engage in American-style capture and kill missions.
Swell..
But Ambassador Nuland said there should be no illusions about the "rigorous environment" in the south. "Nato forces, in providing security and stability throughout the country except to the east, will be prepared to perform missions up to and including what we call counter-insurgency, which obviously will require a strong and robust fighting force," she said.
Posted by:Steve

#5  #3: NS---LOL! Troops need to be more sennnnnnnnnnnnnsitive to meet todays Jihadi challenges.

Paul, just kill them politely.
(So sorry, BANG)
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2006-01-18 13:39  

#4  
WOT
US warns on UK Afghan troop role

Afghanistan
IRAN
Pak Land-Balochistan

It's hard to imagine that our strategist are going to allow Nato or the Brits to backslide on all the progress we've made in the Pushtun tribal areas in the South of Afghanistan and in Pakistan.

The Taliban and their Pak helpers haven't given up the struggle for control by any means. The enemy surely would take advantage of Nato forces if they pulled back and used maninly defensive tactics.

There's so much at stake, Iran and the Nuke standoff. I hope we're already a few moves ahead.

for instance:

Baloch Liberation

Baloch on line

Ethnic Groups Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan

Most Balochs are Hanafi Sunni which complicates things a bit, but what isn't complicated in the Subcontinent or the Middle East.
Posted by: RD   2006-01-18 11:09  

#3  NS---LOL! Troops need to be more sennnnnnnnnnnnnsitive to meet todays Jihadi challenges.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2006-01-18 11:04  

#2  These are the kinder, gentler Redcoats.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2006-01-18 09:17  

#1  British troops are going to the south to guarantee reconstruction, not to engage in American-style capture and kill missions

Hint: The reconstruction actually goes faster when you do a little capturing and killing first...
Posted by: Seafarious   2006-01-18 08:52  

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