The "Barbarian" thing is already taken in my reply here:
The cat is out of the bag now, nothing can be done about it. by the way, it was the Mod who edited your post not yourself. lets stick to the topic please.
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The "Barbarian" thing is already taken in my reply here:
What cat and which bag? I said Afghans are barbarians and I say it again if you did not hear it before loud and clear.The cat is out of the bag now, nothing can be done about it. by the way, it was the Mod who edited your post not yourself. lets stick to the topic please.
Hope these landmines planted by the taliban are detected on time before they kill the innocent civilians.
lol, get some knowledge, read this
Afghanistan: Land Mines From Afghan-Soviet War Leave Bitter Legacy
By Charles Recknagel
Afghanistan marks the anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from the country on 15 February. Among the legacies of the Soviet invasion, and the factional conflicts that followed the defeat of Soviet forces, are the hundreds of thousands of land mines that still litter many parts of the countryside.
Guy Willoughby has vivid memories of visiting Afghanistan 15 years ago at the time of the Soviet pullout.
As founder of the nonprofit demining group The Halo Trust, he went to Kabul to assess how many mines would have to be removed after 10 years of Soviet occupation. He and other demining experts were well aware that until the mines were cleared, millions of Afghan refugees would be unable to return home.
Afghanistan is considered by mine experts to be one of the three most heavily mined countries in the world.Willoughby, speaking recently with RFE/RL from his group's headquarters in Thornhill, Scotland, said that in 1989, many people in Afghanistan believed there might be as many as 30 million mines scattered about the countryside.
"The rumors were that there were between 10 million and 30 million land mines left behind in Afghanistan, mainly laid by the Russians but also laid by some of the mujahedin factions. We didn't believe these rumors at all. We simply couldn't work out how that number could possibly have been laid in the previous 10 years," Willoughby said.
Willoughby said records kept at the time by the Soviet-supported government of Ahmadzai Najibullah showed instead that there were about 250,000 mines in the country.
"We worked very closely with the Afghan Ministry of Defense of the Najibullah government, who were extremely cooperative, and they had copies of the Russian minefield records. The Russian engineers handed over many of their minefield records to the Afghan government, and it was clear that the figure [when the Soviets left in 1989] was more like 260,000 or 270,000 land mines," Willoughby said.
But while that number was considerably less than what the public imagined, it still posed an enormous challenge. So, too, did the fact that the laying of land mines did not end with the Soviet pullout but continued for more than a decade afterward.
Willoughby says the Najibullah government laid new mines to protect its main supply routes and garrison towns before its collapse in 1992. Subsequently, more mines were laid by factions trying to hold Kabul and other areas against the Taliban, which captured the capital in 1996.
now dont say Taliban were opium producers too
Which study published in a or many peer reviewed Journals of international repute reported this 'three time more' figure?We make mistakes. The taliban make more mistakes. Nearly three times more.
Source of this propaganda other than 'official' NATO/ISAF/puppet ANA source?At least when they're not intentionally targeting markets with mortars and rockets and assassinating those whom they consider threats.
Still the civilians allow them to hide behind them and don't support the occupation forces.Then there's the small matter of hiding behind civilians when faced with their own destruction.
Hopefully better than how you were reading the charts on poppy growth during past eight years of occupation of Afghanistan.I'm simply uncertain how well you read.
As if Northern alliance and those who were fighting with Taliban only laid carpets.I am well aware of the landmine problems in Afghanistan. Although the Taliban have planted more on top of the existing ones.
Who are the governors of these provinces? Taliban?Helmand, Kandahar, and Oruzgan-the areas where the Taliban exert the greatest control
Well, I didn't want to be the one to compare the Frontier Corp to the Afghan National Army so as not to invite criticism for underestimating the ANA. Also, unlike the ANA, the FC always has Pakistan Army to fall back on. The ANA, in the future, might not.British and American combat forces are in the lead but each battalion is married to an ANA battalion throughout the operation. If you've looked at the links throughout this thread there have been numerous photos. Virtually all include ANA troops with ISAF forces. Do F.C. troops routinely lead when married with P.A. forces in local operations like Rah-I-Nijat? I suspect not.
We could say the same. In fact, when we launched our own massive operations, we did. I think this is part of that "trust deficit" thing.So long as the snake's head can think comfortably elsewhere, there shall be a leadership in opposition to the ANA's efforts.
I thought someone here might have a clue.Perhaps you should ask the ground commanders and the President.
You wouldn't say that if you knew what I've written in the Think Tank section. But I don't have to justify myself to you.I'm uncertain of that.
Well our objectives were a lot clearer than yours. We wanted to capture and destroy TTP's bases in Malakand, Swat and SWA, and we did so (to a large extent), but your objectives are unclear to me (hence the questions). Also, take your own advice and stick with Operation Moshtarak, Rah-e-Nijat and Rah-e-Rast can be discussed elsewhere.You mean like the TTP was flushed into N. Waziristan, Orakzai, and Kurrum? The land is hard and survival instincts kick in.
Miscommunication, that's all. You didn't get what I meant to say. Common when the conversation is not face-to-face, nobody's fault.Here was your comment again
Not even close. I'm a 21 year old Engineering student of Pakistani origin living in Canada. I thought you knew that already.You are a former military professional, no? Perhaps a commissioned officer?
I can certainly be more informed. In fact, that is I'm here. My questions, initially, were to get the opinion of "those in the know". That is all.You can do better and be far more prepared and forthright in your questions. I've seen it before but it's not on display here.
What cat and which bag? I said Afghans are barbarians and I say it again if you did not hear it before loud and clear.