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2019-09-21 Afghanistan

Afghan forces to receive more advanced rifles from the United States

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Posted by trailing wife 2019-09-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 They tried hitting the enemy with stacks of $100 bills, but they couldn't throw 'em that far.

Posted by Dron66046 2019-09-21 02:25|| 2019-09-21 02:25|| Front Page Top

#2 Phase plasma rifles in the 30 watt range?

Posted by Raj 2019-09-21 07:59|| 2019-09-21 07:59|| Front Page Top

#3 Maybe these will be the ones "forcefully taken" from American deplorables in the future.

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2019-09-21 11:11|| 2019-09-21 11:11|| Front Page Top

#4 M4 and M4A1 carbine rifles

If that's advanced, what do they have now?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-09-21 12:03|| 2019-09-21 12:03|| Front Page Top

#5 AKs and Dragunovs. RPG-7s.

Posted by Dron66046 2019-09-21 13:40|| 2019-09-21 13:40|| Front Page Top

#6 From 1980?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-09-21 13:47|| 2019-09-21 13:47|| Front Page Top

#7 Some special forces guys swear by AKs and the sturdy old SVD. They were given a few thousand M16s only last year I think. Or the year before. Somehow any new armament will find its way into taliban hands though. The American DoD found that 43% of weaponry provided to Iraq and Afghan host forces wound up in ISIS and taliban hands in 2015.

Posted by Dron66046 2019-09-21 13:56|| 2019-09-21 13:56|| Front Page Top

#8 Can't help wondering: how many ANDSF personnel are also Taliban?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-09-21 14:01|| 2019-09-21 14:01|| Front Page Top

#9 Unlikely. Since those joining the afghan forces are fueled by intense hatred and revenge for their own families mostly. But there have to be recruits from tribal communities that mat be holding jobs in other govt branches. I suspect there are several mercenary types too. Dillingers who'll moonlight as killers for any party. There is a push by Pakistain to get the Afghan govt to actually induct some fighters claiming to have denounced the taliban in the ANDSF, vehemently opposed by the career soldiers. The two can't stand each other. If there's any compromise it's only for moolah. In higher ranks, it's about a share in the 'product'.

My info is sketchy though. India hasn't really paid much attention since 2016. We just knew Trump will pull out, and the nation will go to shit. The taliban will eventually win this land, things being as they are.

Posted by Dron66046 2019-09-21 14:17|| 2019-09-21 14:17|| Front Page Top

#10 Recently the taliban announced they want to be a part of the Afghan Emirati Army to come and shall welcome the career soldiers to join them in building one. Fuckers.

Posted by Dron66046 2019-09-21 14:20|| 2019-09-21 14:20|| Front Page Top

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