I am in Khost Afghanistan. I carry an AKSU-47 and keep a Maverick 12 gauge pump in the vehicle.
Are you alone with just those short range weapons when traveling around Afghanistan, or do you have somebody with you with a longer range capability?
Would you carry only an AK and a 12 guage if you had NO OTHER longer range weapon available to support you? If you were SOLO traveling around the country?
This thread is about an AR vs an AK, unsupported by any other longer range fire at any unit level.