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2011-10-09 Afghanistan

Kabul demands more US pressure on Pakistan

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Posted by Fred 2011-10-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Pakistan

#1 When will the Afghanis learn how to do external ops and hot pursuit? I thought they'd had a shed load of training at the expense of you'n'me as tax-payers, let's get some value for money. Oops, let's just forget politics, drugs and money, we need the Pakistani service industry skills or civilisation WILL collapse.

Posted by Rhodesiafever 2011-10-09 20:10|| 2011-10-09 20:10|| Front Page Top

#2 Rhodesiafever, the training the regular army troops are getting involves things like loading and aiming before shooting, and hopefully being able to read and do arithmetic at the second grade level by the end of the year. Apparently there are special forces units as well (many Hazaris therein, according to a thread in the last few days, but that's not important), but I suspect their resources are finite while the number of possible targets has been expanding quickly...

Posted by trailing wife 2011-10-09 23:53|| 2011-10-09 23:53|| Front Page Top

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