The newly formed 215th Afghan Army Corps in Helmand. These soldiers and officers will ensure order in the districts of Nad Ali and Marjah after the withdrawal... 06.04.2010, Sputnik International
The newly formed 215th Afghan Army Corps in Helmand. These soldiers and officers will ensure order in the districts of Nad Ali and Marjah after the withdrawal of foreign troops.
The newly formed 215th Afghan Army Corps in Helmand. These soldiers and officers will ensure order in the districts of Nad Ali and Marjah after the withdrawal of foreign troops.
The newly formed 215th Afghan Army Corps in Helmand. These soldiers and officers will ensure order in the districts of Nad Ali and Marjah after the withdrawal of foreign troops.
Afghan service members have received Ford Ranger pickup trucks from the Americans. They have not entrusted them with more serious military hardware such as tanks and armored personnel carriers, fearing that such vehicles could end up in the hands of the Taliban and be turned against them.
Afghan soldiers have received new M-16 assault rifles from their American “donors.” The Taliban are using older Kalashnikovs, believing with good reason that they are the best in the world.
The last joyful smiles of recruits: tomorrow they will go into combat. Many will not return to their families and some will defect to the Taliban. Army service is often the only way to make a living; there are no other jobs for them in Afghanistan.
The U.S. defense industry has risen to the occasion during the war in Afghanistan. New types of mine sweepers are arriving in Helmand to defuse mines laid by the Taliban.
Monstrous American armored personnel carriers designed to withstand a mine explosion cause traffic jams in Helmand.
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