Arch Dornan
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US Military Industrial Complex.
The War in Afghanistan
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Military Industrial Complex.
Arch Dornan
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US aid ran out.
TheRejectionist
TheRejectionist
it still puts india in the bro tier.
TheRejectionist
TheRejectionist
I meant more the part of running out of the aid.
Afghanistan’s Taliban Battle Rebellion by Ethnic Minority Fighters
Some Uzbeks have taken up arms in the country’s north, complaining of discrimination amid economic collapse.
www.wsj.com
Paywall'dAfghanistan’s Taliban Battle Rebellion by Ethnic Minority Fighters
Some Uzbeks have taken up arms in the country’s north, complaining of discrimination amid economic collapse.
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Afghan-related but not war-related:
apnews.com
Afghan tradition allows girls to access the freedom of boys
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — In a Kabul neighborhood, a gaggle of boys kick a yellow ball around a dusty playground, their boisterous cries echoing off the surrounding apartment buildings. Dressed in sweaters and jeans or the traditional Afghan male clothing of baggy pants and long shirt, none...
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The AP Interview: Taliban pledge all girls in schools soon
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers say they hope to be able to open all schools for girls across the country after late March, their spokesman told The Associated Press on Saturday, offering the first timeline for addressing a key demand of the international community.
apnews.com
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@The Whispering Monk Did you manage to use this to get around the paywall for the other article?
Training Holes Doomed $8.5B Afghan Air Force Against Taliban: Report
Without proper training, the Afghan air force was unable to get the needed qualified personnel, and without contractors, they were unable to maintain aircrafts.
www.newsweek.com
PsihoKekec
Swashbuckling Accountant
In comparison, after the Soviets left DRA was able to maintain their air force jets and helicopters, which were a key to the regime survival to 1992, when it was done in by lack of fuel. It seems that neither Americans nor Afghanis never envisioned scenario when USA stops holding their hands.Training Holes Doomed $8.5B Afghan Air Force Against Taliban: Report
Without proper training, the Afghan air force was unable to get the needed qualified personnel, and without contractors, they were unable to maintain aircrafts.
To be fair soviet stuff was designed to be maintained by conscripts.
PsihoKekec
Swashbuckling Accountant
It wasn't. While some components could be serviced by them, most of the work had to be done by professional technical staff.
Arch Dornan
Oh, lovely. They've sent me a mo-ron.
Who decided it was no problem leaving them the guns?
Relying on wheat aid from polytheist Hindus sounds like quite a change of attitude for the Taliban relative to their 1990s views, most likely!
Professional technical staff that Afghanistan actually had in sufficient numbers back then?
PsihoKekec
Swashbuckling Accountant
In somewhat sufficient numbers, not enough to cover all the maintenance needs, but enough to keep most of the aircraft in fighting condition and keep up the sortie rate.
Taliban leadership is meeting with Western leaders and 'Afghan Civil society leaders' in Oslo, Norway.
The basic topic of discussion is apparently on pushing for Human Rights in return for increased access to billions of dollars worth of frozen humanitarian aid that is predominantly held in accounts within the United States.
Unemployment has skyrocketed, civil servants have gone unpaid for months and famine/hunger threatens over half of the country. The Taliban government has as of yet been unrecognized by any foreign power as well.
www.aljazeera.com
The basic topic of discussion is apparently on pushing for Human Rights in return for increased access to billions of dollars worth of frozen humanitarian aid that is predominantly held in accounts within the United States.
Al Jazeera said:
Unemployment has skyrocketed, civil servants have gone unpaid for months and famine/hunger threatens over half of the country. The Taliban government has as of yet been unrecognized by any foreign power as well.
Taliban delegation begins talks in Oslo
Al Jazeera has learned that the Afghan group will be pushed on women’s rights in return for access to frozen funds.
Taliban leadership is meeting with Western leaders and 'Afghan Civil society leaders' in Oslo, Norway.
The basic topic of discussion is apparently on pushing for Human Rights in return for increased access to billions of dollars worth of frozen humanitarian aid that is predominantly held in accounts within the United States.
Unemployment has skyrocketed, civil servants have gone unpaid for months and famine/hunger threatens over half of the country. The Taliban government has as of yet been unrecognized by any foreign power as well.
Taliban delegation begins talks in Oslo
Al Jazeera has learned that the Afghan group will be pushed on women’s rights in return for access to frozen funds.
Let's hope that something positive will actually come out of this.
In related news:
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Islamic State claims responsibility for attack in Herat, Afghanistan
Islamic State claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on Saturday in the western Afghan city of Herat, it said in a post on Telegram on Sunday.
www.reuters.com