Posted on 05/22/2007 12:41:02 PM PDT by lizol
Polish troops prepare face Afghan Taliban
Published: May 21, 2007 at 1:27 PM
WARSAW, Poland, May 21 (UPI) -- About 1,300 well-trained Polish troops are being prepared to face Taliban forces in southern and eastern Afghanistan, Polish Radio reported Monday.
Polish troops as part of NATO forces in Afghanistan are completing drills to reach peak combat readiness and formally begin their mission of patrolling the region in early June, the report said.
Polish Radio quoted military analysts as saying Polish troops should be ready by then to participate in military operations and to deal with anti-foreign military hostility from local Afghanis.
Polish Gen. Mieczyslaw Bieniek, an adviser to the Afghan defense ministry in Kabul, said he expected Polish soldiers to carry out their tasks capably since Poland is sending its best and most experienced soldiers.
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Old joke - no longer appropriate - but still funny.
Q: How did the Germans defeat the Polish Army?
A: Marched in backwards and told them they were leaving.
Yuk Yuk
GROM !
God Bless a Free Poland!
The Poles are really stepping up. Here’s to their continued ascendancy in Europe!!!
Great photos, as always. I wish the U.S. military would put up photos this good on the web — Poland seems to have a much more effective military “public affairs” operation.
They too - pictures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 in post #3
During the Battle of Britain (WW2), 145 Polish pilots flew for the RAF. They shot down 203 German planes while losing only 32 pilots themselves.
Any one know what kind of weapon they’re atotin’?
Sorry, but what “atotin’ means?
Be afraid, Taleban, be very afraid.
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