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| Afghanistan | ||
| Taliban Take to Tough Training | ||
| 2006-08-28 | ||
August 28, 2006: The Taliban have been trying to increase the combat capability of their tribal warriors. Some Taliban groups appear to have undergone professional infantry training, and are led by men who also appear to have received training. Several groups of platoon (20-30 men ) and company (50-80) size have been performing to much higher standards than the normal run of "martyr fodder" that Afghan and Coalition troops have been encountering in Afghanistan.
The main problems the Taliban have is with Coalition air power, and Afghans willing to rat them out. One reason Coalition units often travel with a dozen or so Afghan soldier or police, is so they have the ability to get tips from villages they pass through, or travelers they encounter. Air power, especially UAVs, are a another major advantage. Once Taliban are detected in an area, UAVs and manned aircraft are out looking for them. Once found, the Taliban are in big trouble, especially if there is no forest, caves or friendly village to hide in. The Taliban have been developing tactics to deal with the air power, but these usually involves | ||
| Posted by:Steve |
| #7 Hey Mohhammed, come here and hold this target for Ali. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2006-08-28 17:54 |
| #6 In other words, a professional military is training them... hmm... wonder who that could be? |
| Posted by: john 2006-08-28 15:54 |
| #5 "martyr fodder", that needs to go in the style book It's now Alt-F2 on all the Editor's keyboards... Also, much obliged for the translator, Rhodesiafever. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2006-08-28 14:30 |
| #4 Got my own Taliban dictionary from this article. Vocabulary Taliban: A part of the U-back again/wtf tribe? Nasty, smelly fuckers. Trying: almost there, very trying, do not try that again, (UN Speak). To increase: to make larger/pump it up. Combat capability: An Israeli/US thing, don’t worry about it. Tribal warriors: Oh, yes, and I am tribal too. Taliban groups: aka, clusters of smelly fuckers. *See: Several Groups, below. Appear: a moonbat vision. To have: You do not have, we have. Undergone: Talibans undergo things before they go under,* see underwent. Professional Infantry Training: Really, that’s an Army thing. Are led by: Mules, stupid people/Taliban/Iranian Chicoms. Men: Nope, the word don’t exist in your vocabulary. Who also: Your brother was/was not there, but he isn’t really your brother/uncle. Appear to have received training: Like my dog, but not as clever. *Several groups: see as above, cluster/target-rich/environment. (Taliban) Platoon (20-30 men ): Cluster-fuck. (Taliban) Company (50-80): Slightly pumped-up Cluster-fuck. Have been performing: you bet! Much higher standards: Taliban standards are low, make that lower than low, like Shark-shit, so these are really high, like standards, cut your throat with a slightly dull knife on 6M pixel video. Normal* Run of "Martyr Fodder”: Calling all Mossies, Calling all Mossies/you aint sayed you aint, you aint what you is, you’re all Fodder. (Normal*: there aint no “normal” in the T aliban psyche "Martyr Fodder": You guys. Afghan and Coalition troops: Our guys, not yours. Have been encountering: also known as a “contact”. Afghanistan: or anywhere any muslims are in the world. Reports: the sound after gun-fire. Pakistan: the heart of all the shit in the world. Taliban training camps: Nothing permanent/appear to be portable/moving around, portable, non-permanent future dead guys. Paying good wages: to the really dead guys, raisins all round. Willing*: to die/death-wish *Not willing to work, from the Palestinian More promising warriors: cos the others are all dead or just pussies. To tag along: Just before the Toe-Tag-Along. Take their chances: on the Toe-Tag-Along, see above. Focus: your ring-piece. Focus of Attacks: your ring-piece. Apparently hopes: Too much hashish/a dream. Kill enough: it’s a living. To create problems: a Taliban/Moslem speciality. Back home: not Alabama. Haven't been doing very well: See Platoon/Company/Cluster-fuck. At the same time: In the 7th Century. Appeared: a Canadian vision of dead Talibunnies. Over a hundred Taliban: dead ‘uns, *see above. No trouble: cos they dead pussies now. Encounter: a meeting of Taliban and lead. New, improved, Taliban troopers: wanted, lots of raisins when you’re dead. Main problem: Taliban mo-fos not being dead enough. Coalition air power: Will blow you away. Big trouble: No worries, you’ll be OK. Usefulness of a Taliban group: Dead useful. |
| Posted by: rhodesiafever 2006-08-28 13:38 |
| #3 "But at the same time, Canadian troops killed over a hundred Taliban, and appeared to have no trouble dealing with what they encounter, even the new, improved, Taliban troopers". New, improved = Dead, room/hill/landscape temperature, needs a new improved graphic. |
| Posted by: rhodesiafever 2006-08-28 11:14 |
| #2 The Taliban can take an aspirin and call me in the morning for all the good it does them, but it still won't change their combat effectiveness. |
| Posted by: badanov 2006-08-28 10:50 |
| #1 The Taliban have been developing tactics to deal with the air power, but these usually involves ditching the weapons and dispersing. What they fail to grasp is that the tactic is what they need to do permanently. Death, Mother Nature's way of telling you to slow down. |
| Posted by: Glinert Cromogum8898 2006-08-28 10:37 |