India to buy American military equipment lying in Afghanistan?

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Instead of scrapping excess American military equipment worth billions of dollars in Afghanistan before its planned troop withdrawal in 2014, the US should sell it to friendly countries like India and Uzbekistan, a top lawmaker has suggested.
Expressing shock over a recent article in ‘The Washington Post’ reporting that US has hired contract labourers to scrap precious military equipment in Afghanistan worth billions of dollars, New York Congressman Dana Rohrabacher has written in a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry that the United States should not waste perfectly good military equipment.



“We have allies and friends in Uzbekistan and India who have very real security concerns and could put this equipment to good use. They should buy the equipment and the training that goes along with it which should be profitable to us both.

It makes more sense for the American tax payer and serves our country’s interests by supporting nations who will come under increased threat from radical Islam after 2014,” Rohrabacher wrote in the letter yesterday.

“We must listen to our allies in the region. They have supported us for years in our fight against terrorism. It is insulting that we are now ignoring them in this way,” said Rohrabacher, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.



“Such a spectacle only gives the public the impression that our withdrawal is being conducted in an irresponsible manner,” said Rohrabacher.

As the US military prepares to withdraw from Afghanistan,equipment deemed to be too costly to transport out of the country is being destroyed, according to media reports.It is reported that the Defence Department has “destroyed more than 170 million pounds worth of vehicles and other military equipment” so far, including mine-resistant armoured trucks.



The excess equipment being scrapped is so valuable, it was referred to as “gold dust” in a June 19, Washington Post article with some estimating its worth to be as high as USD 7 billion.


India to buy American military equipment lying in Afghanistan? | idrw.org

 

[sree45]

Let the US govt offer us. Then the GOI will take a decision depending on what they have to offer.

 

[Parul]

Cough Cough

 

[indoPunjabi]

What equipment Americans are offering?

 

[silent poison]

First They Said Afghanistan , Then Pakistan and Now India ....

Time Pass Krne k Lia Khuch Aur Nai Mila inhe ??

 

[Jayanta]

Let the US govt offer us. Then the GOI will take a decision depending on what they have to offer.

Some days back I heard that the US is donating the equipment to the Pakistan Army.

My only worry is that GOI would take 5 years to decide whether India should buy or not.

 

[silent poison]

“We have allies and friends in Uzbekistan and India who have very real security concerns and could put this equipment to good use.

Enough to Heat The Idea of India hold growing strong in Afghanistan (Unprofessional Trolling)

Some days back I heard that the US is donating the equipment to the Pakistan Army.

My only worry is that GOI would take 5 years to decide whether India should buy or not.

That means US will stay for Five More Years in Afghanistan ....

On Topic It Makes Sense then To Give it Free They Should Earn Some From Giving it to those who have money to buy them

 

[Jade]

Yes, it make sense for India to buy the military equipment at scrap cost.

 

[uzair ramay]

I think indians use russian weapons and biggest buyer of russian weapons this is fake news

 

[Koovie]

Wow.... dont take it to seriously ... US lawmakers are known to make strange suggestions.

I think indians use russian weapons and biggest buyer of russian weapons this is fake news

Does not mean that we ONLY buy from Russia.....

We got the latest C 130Js, C 17s and will get Chinooks, arty guns and Apaches from the USA as well.

 

[SirHatesALot]

What kind of equipment?

 

[Gessler]

What kind of equipment?

Some trucks, ammo (don't know if they can be chambered with IAs firearms), guns, NVGs,
and some other misc stuff make up the majority of things left over by US Army in Afghanistan.

Here's my little advice to US military/lawmakers: -

Sell/donate them to the Afghan National Army. They need it more than India or Uzbekistan.

 

[IND151]

^^ I don't think the very sophisticated equipment will be given to ANA

It will be sent back to USA

On Topic> If the equipment fits our bill and is right choice, we should buy it

 

[uzair ramay]

ok let's c

 

[Dash]

Some trucks, ammo (don't know if they can be chambered with IAs firearms), guns, NVGs,
and some other misc stuff make up the majority of things left over by US Army in Afghanistan.

Here's my little advice to US military/lawmakers: -

Sell/donate them to the Afghan National Army. They need it more than India or Uzbekistan.

They wont do that in fear of making it fall into wrong hands, hence the other options...

^^ I don't think the very sophisticated equipment will be given to ANA

It will be sent back to USA

On Topic> If the equipment fits our bill and is right choice, we should buy it

They are used weapons, you need to check their functional life left over before buying it and that is a tedious job to do..