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2021-07-06 Afghanistan

Afghan Govt soldiers retreat into Tajikastan

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Posted by Lord Garth 2021-07-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 As if we needed more evidence the entire, two decades old AFG effort was an exercise in futility.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-07-06 05:20|| 2021-07-06 05:20|| Front Page Top

#2 As if we needed more evidence the entire, two decades old AFG effort was an exercise in futility.

There's a ton of media investment in the myth of the indomitable Afghan, if that Afghan is our enemy. I'm skeptical. First, Afghans have repeatedly been slaughtered on the battlefield. Second, $5b is a lot of equipment and ammo. And that's per year. Third, the Taliban Tet can be sustained for days, and maybe weeks.

But does anyone really think the Taliban are up the task of sustaining this for months? They are not the NVA, which also had the Soviets and the Chinese providing huge amounts of equipment and ammo. Relative to the Soviets*, the Chinese were a pimple on the rear end of the NVA resupply effort, and even they provided 1b rounds of ammo.

If the Taliban don't win in the short run - and I mean months - they have shot their wad. Pakistan's military budget is $9b. It doesn't have the wherewithal to supply the Taliban with enough money to keep this up.

* Now, the Soviet aid was technically a loan, 85% of which was forgiven under Putin. So maybe the Russians felt they could afford to shell out more money for their client states.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2021-07-06 10:38|| 2021-07-06 10:38|| Front Page Top

#3 Wonder if these were the ‘Hundreds’ of Troops Deployed to Protect Border Town in North from Saturday.

Posted by Skidmark 2021-07-06 11:06|| 2021-07-06 11:06|| Front Page Top

#4 Bush basically declared victory and left for Iraq but all the military and media geniuses moaned about Afghanistan being the righteous war, so he reversed course.

Posted by Glenmore 2021-07-06 19:09|| 2021-07-06 19:09|| Front Page Top

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