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2021-07-16 Afghanistan

Saleh: Pakistan Warning Against Attempts to Retake Spin Boldak

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Posted by trailing wife 2021-07-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Pakistan

#1 they don't give a shit anymore and are showing outright who they are backing. Of course I mean more than they have in the last 20 years. Wonder why?

Posted by Chris 2021-07-16 00:20|| 2021-07-16 00:20|| Front Page Top

You can actually look down on Chaman, Pakistan from the rise that Spin sits on. The late Afghan Border Patrol General and ruthless warlord, Abdul 'Raziq' Achakzai owned the area that Spin sits on. Raziq is no longer among the living, having been assassinated in Kandahar in 2018 by the TB. They got his father and they eventually got him as well.

As you can imagine, Raziq had an intense hatred for the TB. When Afghan Border Parol (ABP) took a TB prisoner, they were generally never seen or heard from again. Few ABP Taliban detainees ever made the journey to the Parwan Detention Facility. There were no ABP detainee 'happy endings.' It became something of a local joke. Ruthless little bastard he was, but quite effective.

His personal entourage (bodyguard detail) all had that 1000m stare. Shades of Saddam's men, same-same ruthless glare. Men who had long ago, lost track of their personal body counts.

Had he not been lured into taking that Police Chief job up North and stayed at his fortress near Spin, he'd probably be alive and in control of the region today. He took a few hundred of his men with him to the new job, but the TB finally got him. He was out of his element.

Fees from the border crossing post at Spin are quite lucrative. The Paks now effectively control both sides and can now send anything or anybody they want straight on into, or out of AFG.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-07-16 01:34|| 2021-07-16 01:34|| Front Page Top

#3 ^ Logistical supply chain success

Posted by Frank G 2021-07-16 07:40|| 2021-07-16 07:40|| Front Page Top

#4 Now we know why AFG was so excited about air defense.

Posted by Skidmark 2021-07-16 12:26|| 2021-07-16 12:26|| Front Page Top

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