Posted on 05/16/2022 8:31:00 PM PDT by blam
The Taliban’s defense ministry on Sunday claimed the “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan” has amassed a standing army of over 130,000 troops with hopes to bring that number up to 150,000.
Meanwhile, the Afghan economy is a wreck, poverty is rampant, and starvation is kept at bay only through massive international humanitarian efforts.
“More than 130,000 people have been registered and this process will continue. With the completion of registration, the Afghans will see an independent, well-formed and committed military who will provide security and defend the Afghan soil and borders,” Defense Ministry spokesman Inayatullah Khwarazami boasted to Afghanistan’s independent Tolo News.
Khwarazami said the female employees who worked for the elected government overthrown by the Taliban last year are still at their posts and “still receiving their salaries,” but the “Islamic Emirate and Defense Ministry will make a decision about them” soon.
Khwarazami also said the Islamic Emirate has not reached a final decision about what its military uniforms will look like.
The Taliban is still fighting against a resistance movement called the National Resistance Forces of Afghanistan (NRF), which includes many former members of the U.S.-trained Afghan military and police.
The Taliban and NRF both claimed significant military victories in the valleys south of Kabul last week. NRF commanders claim they killed at least 200 Taliban militants in recent clashes, and the Taliban committed “war crimes and crimes against humanity” in response.”
The Taliban responded by posting videos of alleged NRF fighters who were captured or switched sides to join Taliban forces. The NRF claimed these were actually hapless civilians rounded up by the Taliban to serve as props in their video.
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So much for “Allah the ‘all merciful’”...
somebody should do something
Can we send them $40B ASAP?
President Retard was kind enough to send weapons for the new terrorist army 🤪
How are the Americans who were left behind faring?
Quit sending them “Humanitarian aid.”
It is the only way they’ll ever change.
It sounds cruel but the aid needs to stop.
Didn’t we leave them $85 Billion in hardware etc?
“. . . poverty is rampant . . .”
For crying out loud, they should be able to open a chain of army surplus stores in every country in the world and stay in the black for decades.
This.
We did. For 20 years.
“Afghans will see an independent, well-formed and committed military.”
Not to mention well-equipped.
We surrendered one of the world’s largest U.S. Air Forces bases and $85 billion of military hardware and pallets of cash behind. What else do they need?
It’s easier to dominate people when they are weakened by hunger. Food can be weaponized - at least for a while. Like the Somali warlords, the Taliban know this.
You mean like what Biden is stating to do to America?
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More misery and death, the mark of Islam.
Originally the USA invaded afghanistan to off bin laden.
That was accomplished in b o's administration.
The USA should have bailed then, mission accomplished.
Instead, airheaded politicos decided to change the mission to
democratize a barbaric country, a non achievable goal.
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