...the Pashtun equivalent of men...fighters as they could?
The decision would likely have meant death for him and his troops.
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| Afghanistan |
| ‘I left my soul behind’: Afghan generals now based in Colorado reflect 20 months after leaving home |
| 2023-05-11 |
| [Stripes] As he stepped into a Royal Air Force C-17 transport plane on August 19, 2021, while chaos swallowed Kabul, Lt. Gen. Sammi Sadat had a thought: What if he stayed behind and took his men into Kabul to kill as many Taliban...the Pashtun equivalent of men... fighters as they could? The decision would likely have meant death for him and his troops. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #7 Alternates for The Washington Generals. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-05-11 13:46 |
| #6 Maybe the Russians will have better luck. Russia recruits former Afghanistan special forces soldiers to fight in Ukraine |
| Posted by: Enver Slager8035 2023-05-11 13:06 |
| #5 Ostensibly the Afghan Army had over 300k troops vs a Taliban figure of roughly 90k. The US spend 80 billion on an army that evaporated in weeks proceeding the debacle of the Biden Evacuation catastrophe. Somehow, I wonder what part of that 20 year corrupt looting of the American purse LTG Sammi Sadat played? |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2023-05-11 11:31 |
| #4 The interview is over, the General’s break is only 10 minutes. His Subway customers are hungry for their sandwiches. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-05-11 08:26 |
| #3 What if he stayed behind and took his men into Kabul to kill as many Taliban fighters as they could? Wasn't that uh...your mission for about 20 years? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-05-11 08:01 |
| #2 Fell for the "muh democracy" shuck, didja? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-05-11 07:27 |
| #1 You f’d up; you trusted the pentagon, state department and deep state. Welcome to America, General, you will meet many soulless people who made similar mistakes |
| Posted by: Airandee 2023-05-11 07:06 |