Canada-trained Afghan army unit strikes out on its own

[GAP]

Canada-trained Afghan army unit strikes out on its own
Matthew Fisher, CanWest News Service Published: Wednesday, October 10, 2007
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KANDAHAR AIRFIELD -- The Canadian-trained Afghan National Army conducted its first successful solo combat operation on Wednesday in a Zhari district town where troops of Quebec's Royal 22nd Regiment have been leading the fight against the Taliban insurgency.

Under the watchful eye of their Canadian army mentors, Afghan troops planned and launched a company-sized mission that netted several weapons and ammunition caches as well as the electronic gear used to trigger improvised explosive devices of the sort that have in the past killed many Canadian soldiers and Afghan security forces and civilians.

The operation near the bazaar in Howz e Madad was "a great success. It went well," said Capt. Sylvain Gagnon, planning officer for Canada's operational mentor liaison teams. "This was an important seizure."
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[geo]

Great to hear.... hope the presence of Afghan soldiers in operations will turn the tide of local opinion.
We are NOT invaders.  We only have a vested interest in their having a stable and peaceful country.

 

[Teflon]

It's news like this that we need out in the public right now to show one of the many success stories happening over there right now.  This one definitely shows that the training teams are certainly producing results! EXCELLENT news!

 

[Munxcub]

Put this story out there with the headline "You want an exit strategy? here it is... it just takes time"

 

[vonGarvin]

Put this story out there with the headline "You want an exit strategy? here it is... it just takes time"

Exit strategies are for politicians and well, people of short-sighted brains (IMHO).  I think a "Victory Strategy" or a "Strategy for Success" is a much better way of thinking.  If all you care about is exit, well, simple to do: line up the planes, fill them with troops, and come home.  Exit complete.

But I understand your point.  THIS is the way to success.

 

[Mike Baker]

That's some good news. I hope that we can get all of the Afghan army able to fight and win on its own soon, but as was already said, it will take some more time.