*We should sell NEW American hardware to Mexico, Peru, Columbia with a trade in for all their Russian hardware which we could overhaul and give to the Afghanis a lot cheaper *
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The countries you name use far more US and Israeli gear than Russian. Aside from a couple Peruvian units using AKMs, their small arms are almost entirely US, Israeli, EU.
For vehicles, they have scattered numbers of some BRDMs, some obsolete T-55s, etc., but pales in comparison to non-Russian gear. They do use a good scattering of Russian transport helos (MI-17 and 26), but that’s about it.
Oh, and as far as small arms, transitioning Afghans from the AK to the M16 is well underway and basically a done-deal unless we stop tomorrow.
CNTPO (US Navy) is buying 22 brand new Mi-17 helicopters from Russia's Kazan Helicopter Plant via OKC firm, "AIRINC" and gathering used Mi-24 (Hind), An-24, An-26, An32 from various sources for the Afghans.
Rather than spend $330,000,000.00 USD$ on new Russian aircraft, we should gather the 35x Mi-17 and 12 x Mi-24 helicopters from Peru, overhaul them, and give them to the Afghans. Trade for new and overhauled (but flyable and mission - ready) American helicopters. Do the same thing with the other bannana republics and Russia would be virtually locked out of the Latin American market as there would be no reason to build much - needed maintenance capabilities there to sustain the existing fleet.
The Bush / Obama era policy enriches the Russians at the expense of American treasure and jobs.