Iran will hire them to fight in their proxies, which they have already been doing.We might be missing an opportunity to build a 'Pale Settlement' somewhere so the various Special Forces organizations can train and prepare Afghan nationals, who are currently refugees, to liberate Taliban occupied Afghanistan when the time is right.
You know, kind of like the Bay of Pigs invasion but without the 'failure' part
apnews.com
Not with a bang, and barely a whimper:
US left Afghan airfield at night, didn't tell new commander
Afghan military officials say the U.S. left Afghanistan’s Bagram Airfield after nearly 20 years by slipping away in the night, without notifying the base’s new Afghan commander.
I can’t remember where I read it, as it was several years ago. But I remember reading a lengthy article by a very senior US Military leader shortly after his retirement, and his argument had been Afghanistan should I have been an SF & Intelligence agency operation since the beginning.We might be missing an opportunity to build a 'Pale Settlement' somewhere so the various Special Forces organizations can train and prepare Afghan nationals, who are currently refugees, to liberate Taliban occupied Afghanistan when the time is right.
You know, kind of like the Bay of Pigs invasion but without the 'failure' part
Looks like the locals aren't rolling over without a stiff argument ... too bad the SF program didn't seem to bolster their 'militia' potential:
Afghans say recent Taliban advances forced them to take up arms
At least 500 residents in Parwan province pick up guns as the September 11 withdrawal deadline of US forces creeps closer.
Ghorband Valley, Afghanistan – Zahir Salangi, a member of Afghanistan’s parliament from the northern province of Parwan, had hoped to settle down on a “doshak” (cushion) to catch a quick nap when the sound of gunfire came pouring through the already damaged house he had set up as a base.
“I haven’t slept in four days,” he told Al Jazeera last week as he sat up to give orders to the nearly two dozen volunteer fighters he had recruited in the fight against the Taliban.
The volunteers say Taliban fighters routinely fire on them from the mountains surrounding the lush valley.
As Salangi rose to his feet, one of the fighters started to shout commands into the walkie-talkie. Piles of glass shards from previous gunfights broke into smaller pieces under the weight of his boots as he paced from one side of the room to the other.
“Respond! Don’t stop firing! Don’t leave them without an answer,” he said while the sounds of gunfire echoed from the mountaintops.
The men are among at least 500 local residents who have picked up guns in recent weeks as the September 11 withdrawal deadline of the United States’ forces creeps closer.
Afghans say recent Taliban advances forced them to take up arms
At least 500 residents in Parwan province pick up guns as September 11 withdrawal deadline of US forces creeps closer.www.aljazeera.com
Where the hell were they 5/10/15/20 years ago?
Right!? Like damn… good to see, a decade or two late though.
It doesn't matter who the president is now, it only matters that Donnie T made peace with the Taliban to secure an exit strategy. He essentially hobbled any and all future presidents from propping up Kabul in order to score political points at home. He also will use this as a talking point in 2024, saying he set up the play, but Biden fumbled the ball.
I fear you are correct.
IMO they are vicious murderers who need to be wiped off the face of the planet. I have a very visceral hatred of the Taliban and AQ.
Me too. Very much so.
No kidding. I work with an Afghan who was raised in refugee camps in Pakistan.
I know of an edition of National Geographic in which the cover photo was of an Afghan teen age girl with bright green eyes - in 1985. Apparently some of Alexander's troops decided to stay put.
