Thursday, February 05, 2015

Afghanistan: Self Defense Works

February 4, 2015: With most of the foreign troops gone the Taliban and other outlaws can now engage in terror attacks with less risk of retaliation. Two decades of Taliban activity in Afghanistan have taught most tribes that the best way to deal with this is to arm and defend yourself. The tribes don’t like to do this because it is expensive (more ammo and weapons are needed) and disruptive to the lives of tribal members. The Taliban see this self-defense trend as a major threat. Recruiting and movements are greatly restricted the more self-defense militias there are.

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2 comments:

Wireless.Phil said...

Our idiots can't make up their minds.

Then who and why were people fighting and dying some other countries war against them?

TALIBAN ARE NOT TERRORISTS, OR SO SAYS THE WHITE HOUSE
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/taliban-terrorists-white-house/story?id=28588120

ISIS in Pakistan and Afghanistan: Taliban Fighters Sign Up, Commanders Say

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Hundreds of Taliban fighters have joined ISIS' new branch in Pakistan, according to three militant commanders in the country.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/isis-pakistan-afghanistan-taliban-fighters-sign-commanders-say-n296707

Wireless.Phil said...

I was on assignment there in 2003, talk about one nasty, dirty, filthy place, and that was the Capitol.

Outskirts were no better and even more dangerous.