RescueRanger
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The Pakistani state started nurturing terrorists fighting in Afghanistan long before there was a Mullah Radio in swat. I was referring to an ideal situation where both countries could help each other. However if Pakistani agencies insist on using foreign proxies to destabilize other countries than don't be surprised to be paid in the same coin.
You don't make any sense dude. What is NA? The no more existent alliance of warlords against Talibans? It doesn't exist anymore, you guys are still living in the late 1990s.
You conveniently disregard what your state agencies have been trying to do in Afghanistan for the last decade. Had Pakistan played a positive role or atleast not a negative one, post-taliban period, they would have been loved by Afghans. It's like helping somebody in need and when he can rebuild his own, you ask him to burn it and live on charity you provide him. The whole help you gave in the first place becomes meaningless...
Judging from the way you write i bet you have made a record of failing in school, if you even went to one in the first place. This ethnic group card can not be played anymore, there are more Pashtuns than other ethnic groups in ANA. Majority of the Generals in ANA are Pashtuns. It's actually PA which is dominated by Punjabis rather than Pashtuns. Anyways even though i am a Pashtun, i would prefer a Tajik/uzbek/Hazara Army soldier or Police rather than an ignorant Talib even if he is from my own village.
They way you guys are treating Mehsuds i'm not surprised the bulk of TTP are Pashtuns.
@RescueRanger How was your experience training afghani's?
Sir, i was only involved in training 2 batches of ANP Officers, i have worked on another project of capacity development in Afghanistan and i can tell you the situation is bad because some of the officers are really well meaning, but outside Kabul ANP has very little support in terms of numbers of Equipment, logistics or C2C or anything expected for a modern law enforcement agency:
Just to put things into perspective:
They way seniors deal with disciplinary issues is backward and leads to distension among ranks which reads to police siding with the Turdibans!
Then NATO (UK/USA) developed the ALP program: Afghan Local Police ( a sort of community levies)
Afghan Local Police Program - YouTube
However many of the members of these levies have been known to have strong links to the Taliban since security clearance and force vetting is nest to impossible in the country; no NADRA, no Verysis, no Bform, No Domicile, no Character certificate..... It's all a mess:
Vetting in Afghanistan: Issues with the Defense Department, State and USAID | Charity & Security Network
This lead to the a rise in green on blue "Afghan Friendly on NATO" attacks with 30 recorded in 2012 alone, this lead to NATO discontinuing the training for the ALP:
Local police, an uncertain player in Afghan future - YouTube
So to summaries.... SNAFU!