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General So that didn't take long.... AFGHANISTAN
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In the last few weeks, Taliban fighters, armed with little more than AK-47s, have rolled through Afghanistan virtually unopposed.
BBC Newsnight has been told that one of the main reasons behind the Afghan National Army's collapse is that the true size of its fighting force was just a fraction of the official figure.
President Biden has repeatedly said an Afghan army numbering 300,000 men received hundreds of millions of dollars for equipment and training.
But two well-placed sources tell us the true number of troops was actually much lower - closer to 50,000.
An Afghani source with direct knowledge told Newsnight that in a meeting with former Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani, newly appointed Defence Minister Bismillah Khan Mohammadi expressed alarm about the true figure of only 50,000 soldiers.
A second source, terrorism expert Dr Sajjan Gohel, also supported the 50,000 figure.
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@Former Maycee Barber Fan I was seriously misled.
BBC Newsnight has been told that one of the main reasons behind the Afghan National Army's collapse is that the true size of its fighting force was just a fraction of the official figure.
President Biden has repeatedly said an Afghan army numbering 300,000 men received hundreds of millions of dollars for equipment and training.
But two well-placed sources tell us the true number of troops was actually much lower - closer to 50,000.
An Afghani source with direct knowledge told Newsnight that in a meeting with former Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani, newly appointed Defence Minister Bismillah Khan Mohammadi expressed alarm about the true figure of only 50,000 soldiers.
A second source, terrorism expert Dr Sajjan Gohel, also supported the 50,000 figure.
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@Former Maycee Barber Fan I was seriously misled.
This one is a bit too much for me, think about what drives a person to hitch a ride ON a plane not IN a plane on a plane.
I hope I'll never find out.
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For thousands of years they rode on the outside of camels. Why would this be different?
We need to spread plane safety awareness
i am doing my best to stay out of these, but i think/hope this comment may be beneficial
i vaguely recall getting on trumps case for leaving our syrian allies for dry without giving him credit for pulling out
whereas with biden (whom i also hate, but hate less than trump) my focus is on pro0s to his withdrawal
so its blatant cognitive dissonance (maybe not that. its something something bad tho)
truth is props to both trump and biden for pulling out. and some shame to them both for the way in which they did. but to be fair, it would have cost american lives to "get out better"
so ultimately, my main takeway is now props to them both for pulling out
i vaguely recall getting on trumps case for leaving our syrian allies for dry without giving him credit for pulling out
whereas with biden (whom i also hate, but hate less than trump) my focus is on pro0s to his withdrawal
so its blatant cognitive dissonance (maybe not that. its something something bad tho)
truth is props to both trump and biden for pulling out. and some shame to them both for the way in which they did. but to be fair, it would have cost american lives to "get out better"
so ultimately, my main takeway is now props to them both for pulling out
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I wish your dad pulled out
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