Box11 Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Oh by the way fantastic speech from Dan Jarvis MP in the House of Parliament today !!!!!..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 14 minutes ago, tinfoilhat said: Fly from Saudi or another one of the gulf states and over Pakistan? who will? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 some experts views on what happened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 The (former) Afghan President has finally emerged in the UAE, denying reports he arrived with large amounts of cash. The US have already stated he is "no longer a figure in the country". https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-58260902 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 another interesting look at it all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box11 Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 4 hours ago, geared said: The (former) Afghan President has finally emerged in the UAE, denying reports he arrived with large amounts of cash. The US have already stated he is "no longer a figure in the country". https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-58260902 Told you all !!!!.... I hope he gets investigated as he should !!... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bargepole23 Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 19 hours ago, Box11 said: Told you all !!!!.... I hope he gets investigated as he should !!... Told us all what? Something that's been in the news since he left Afghanistan? On 18/08/2021 at 18:29, Box11 said: I was on about the Afghan army not having the stomach to be in a fire fight !!!!... President Ghani even left with suitcases full of cash and left his people to face the taliban !!!!... Absolute scumbag !!!!... USA even told Pakistan to release a taliban member and is now back in Afghanistan the world is crazy !!!!.... 69000 of those Afghani soldiers have died since 2001. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Jello biafras view on the history of the US and Afghans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Joker Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/25/taliban-capture-more-than-100-mi17-helicopters-afghan-armed-forces-russia-says Taliban have captured more than 100 military helicopters, Russia says Fleet of Russian-made Mi-17 transport aircraft had been procured by US for Afghan armed forces The Taliban have captured more than 100 Russian-made helicopters in various states of operability, the head of a Russian state arms exporter has said, but will be largely unable to use them with little access to maintenance crews and spare parts. As the Taliban overran the Afghan army and took control of large stores of arms and vehicles, it also captured at least 100 Mi-17 Hip helicopters, a Russian-made transport aircraft procured by the US for the Afghan armed forces because it was comparatively cheaper and easier to fly than US-made UH-60 Black Hawks. “The helicopter fleet there is large – more than 100 Mi-17 helicopters of various types,” said Alexander Mikheev, the head of the Russian state exporter Rosoboronexporter, according to the Interfax news agency. “Of course, this fleet requires repair, maintenance and spare parts supply.” A large portion of the fleet could already be grounded, he said. Mikheev’s estimate for the number of Russian-made helicopters in Afghanistan is significantly higher than the reported inventory. A July report from the US special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction (Sigar) said that the Afghan military had 56 Mi-17 helicopters, of which just 32 were usable and in the country. The Mi-17 is the export version of Russia’s Mi-8 helicopter, which is manufactured at two plants in Kazan and Ulan-Ude in Russia. How many of those helicopters are now in flying condition is unclear, as the US drawdown of its armed forces and the Taliban onslaught have taken their toll on the Afghan air force’s readiness. Videos had surfaced of Taliban fighters flying in an Mi-17 earlier this month. But there are no signs yet that the Taliban are deploying the helicopters in combat operations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box11 Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 (edited) Have Taliban fighters got the skill set to operate these Mi-17 in combat..... I very much doubt that..... Edited August 25, 2021 by Box11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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