Posted on May 7, 2021
Top general: US considering training Afghan forces in other countries
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Great idea in theory, but we also need to ensure that Afghans will not desert during training
https://www.csis.org/analysis/afghan-desertions-us-assessing-desertion-and-ghost-soldier-problem-afghan-national-security
https://www.csis.org/analysis/afghan-desertions-us-assessing-desertion-and-ghost-soldier-problem-afghan-national-security
Afghan Desertions in the U.S.: Assessing the Desertion and "Ghost Soldier" Problem in Afghan...
It is all too easy to forget that the success or failure of the war in Afghanistan ultimately depends on the real-world combat capability of the Afghan fighting soldier. U.S. airpower, Special Forces, fire support, and use of CIA operatives can all help; but "train and assist" means exactly what it says. Just as was the case in Korea—a win—and Vietnam—a loss, it is the native soldier that ultimately counts. Defections are at Most a Side Show...
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MAJ Byron Oyler
So you are going to take me to a country in better condition than mine, train me to go to war, and then return me to shit hole country to go fight... I do not see any desertions happening.
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