Afghanistan - Afghan Army v. Taleban

**al Roumi** · 03-24-2010, 12:50

Originally Posted by Idaho

This video is very interesting in showing the quality of troops for the Afghan army. I'm not sure of the date though. Things may have improved.

What's most interesting about this is the US soldier's comments about the corruption within the Afghan army - that money and family connections get you promotion. The Afghan captain says that the soldiery are just the deliquents that have been kicked out of their villages and have little chance of promotion. This is contrasted with the Taleban who have a motivated soldiery and a meritocratic promotions policy.

If the situation is still like this, the Afghan army is doomed.

I thought the ANA were now being well paid and trained - making the Afghan Police look particularily bad by comparison.

**Kagemusha** · 03-24-2010, 12:58

The main problem in Afghanistan is that everything under Karzai and his cronies is corrupted, while Taliban maybe religious lunatics, they are not corrupted. So for the population the Taleban many times present righteous people, which they are not. The problem is that the West havent been able to find better people to run Afghanistan then Karzai and his conies.

**Fragony** · 03-24-2010, 12:59

From 1:00 I am not military but they look rather clueless, but it looks like they are having fun at least. 'the wounded can smile again'lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIW2too4u_o

**Major Robert Dump** · 03-24-2010, 13:28

The low-level grunts with no connections are the most trustworthy forces we have bought off. The leadership of the afghan army and the afghan police are not to be trusted. I would rather fight alongside a trustworthy, clumsy coward than a professional double-crosser.

funny video btw:

"if i wasn't here a dude in a bright blue shirt would be walking into the mountains on a combat patrol"

"his helmet is on backwards"

lol