India grants 55 buses to Afghan army in Herat province

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According to local authorities in western Herat province, the government of India in a bid to assist the Afghan national security forces on Friday granted 55 passenger buses for 207 Zafar Afghan National Army commandment in this province.
A spokesman for the for 207 Zafar Afghan National Army commandment Najeebullah Najeebi said the government of India granted 55 TATA passenger buses and each of the vehicle has the capability of transporting 26 officers.
He also said the buses will be used to transport Afghan army officers and will help to resolve the transportation issues of the Afghan soldiers in this province.
India is the largest regional provider of humanitarian and reconstruction aid to Afghanistan. Indians are working in various construction projects, as part of India’s rebuilding efforts in Afghanistan.
The chief diplomats of India and Afghanistan last week inaugurated a new council aimed at deepening their strategic ties. India plays a key role in supporting Afghanistan’s development and reconstruction, and is also hoping to help support the country’s long-term stability.
Afghanistan during the India-Afghanistan Partnership Council also sought India’s assistance in equipping its security forces, indicating increased security cooperation between the two countries in the run-up to the withdrawal of international forces from the violence-torn country.


India grants 55 buses to Afghan army in Herat province - KHAAMA PRESS | Afghan Online Newspaper

 

[Shardul.....the lion]

Already posted

 

[T90TankGuy]

nice going , the more we help rebuild Afghanistan the better it will be for our ties.

 

[Great-M]

55 buses to AA ??? Why not 4/5 Druva instead ??? That would have been real help

 

[janon]

55 buses to AA ??? Why not 4/5 Druva instead ??? That would have been real help

They needed buses, so we gave them buses. If the need was for helicopters, we might have given helicopters. You don't give people helicopters "instead of" giving them buses, they serve different purposes.

 

[Great-M]

They needed buses, so we gave them buses. If the need was for helicopters, we might have given helicopters. You don't give people helicopters "instead of" giving them buses, they serve different purposes.

I think purpose here was to help AA with their transport need to fight the insurgency problem.
I know they need Buses but those Helos can do both transport and attack missions as needed and will be more useful

 

[janon]

I think purpose here was to help AA with their transport need to fight the insurgency problem.
I know they need Buses but those Helos can do both transport and attack missions as needed and will be more useful

The kind of transport buses do cant be done by helis. They can't keep using helicopters to move from place to place all the time, that would be way too expensive. Transport doesn't just mean fancy aerial assaults, they also mean going to their workplace and driving around town/village. The prime minister uses cars despite having a jet at his disposal. Neither the Indian army nor US army nor the richest individuals on earth would be stupid enough to use helis instead of motor vehicles for every movement of people. (The IA has hundreds of thousands of trucks.) Here we are talking about an army that doesn't have resources to provide buses (let alone military trucks) and you expect them to do all their transportation in helis all the time?

 

[Boobytrap]

A real generous gesture indeed.. I hope Afganisthan becomes a truly independent state one day. Allah will help them in their just cause.

 

[Cheetah786]

I Hope Afghans see peace in their country they out of all the people in the world deserve it as they been through a Lot.