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| WaPo Does a post script on how the Afghan Army Fell Apart |
| 2021-09-27 |
| lots of quotes and pictures; sample quotes below [WashingtonPost] As the United States withdrew its forces, Afghanistan special operators were largely moved under the command of the Defense Ministry. The shift robbed the units of a degree of independence that had insulated them from the corruption that handicapped other branches of the country’s security forces, the captain said. He said he presented his supervisor with multiple plans to reorganize the country’s security forces and to push back the militants’ advances. But each time he was rebuffed. "Instead, we were sent to conduct clearing operations with no support," he said. "That is not how you win a war. We were letting the enemy choose the battle space; we should have been taking the fight to them." ... "It's because of our leadership that we are in this position," he said, referring to the massive territorial losses the government had suffered in a matter of weeks. "Our leaders sell our checkpoints," he said. "They've already sold our blood." One police commander said the only men from his unit willing to hold positions against the Taliban were drug addicts. |
| Posted by:Lord Garth |
| #2 The Afghan army fell apart because there never was one. They're perfectly happy living under a religious dictatorship of the worst degree. Let 'em stew in their own juices for a few centuries more. |
| Posted by: jpal 2021-09-27 17:13 |
| #1 WaPo, as in a US govt press release. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2021-09-27 12:16 |