Nato puzzled by Afghan army’s demands for tanks

[Dushmann]

how can there be an army without tanks? even srilanka has tanks.

 

[KingMamba]

We need nothing from NATO/US they should only allow us to have full authority of $4.1 bln/year military aid; we will buy them ourselves.

Not going to happen, you have to buy US arms.

 

[Imran Khan]

were are those afghan tanks they can upgrade them too

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

We need nothing from NATO/US they should only allow us to have full authority of $4.1 bln/year military aid; we will buy them ourselves.

My AMDs:

Thank you ANA.

 

[MilSpec]

Not going to happen, you have to buy US arms.

Maybe Us should facilatate, cost effective weaponry from EDA and FMA as it has for pakistan. also source Cost effective used articles from russia and other nato allies for the same.

If tomorrow say any of the neighbor of afghanistan decides to rumble down it's massive armies , what chance do they stand. When you have provided extended support to taiwan, S korea, Israel, in hostile environment, Afghanistan needs just a chance for it's government to survive onslaughts of taliban after US leaves,

 

[Armstrong]

@Pakistani Nationalist : I bet you can't even fire two accurate shots from those babies !

 

[Hyperion]

Mill hee na jaye authority. When you sell your soul to the devil, you don't get to dictate terms to him!

We need nothing from NATO/US they should only allow us to have full authority of $4.1 bln/year military aid; we will buy them ourselves.

 

[Sher Malang]

were are those afghan tanks they can upgrade them too

There are atleast 600+ tanks with ANA currently but most of them need serious repairing our concern is to have modern weaponry.

My AMDs:

Thank you ANA.

Those are used by Afghan national police not ANA and they are also upgrading to AK-47s.

 

[KingMamba]

Maybe Us should facilatate, cost effective weaponry from EDA and FMA as it has for pakistan. also source Cost effective used articles from russia and other nato allies for the same.

If tomorrow say any of the neighbor of afghanistan decides to rumble down it's massive armies , what chance do they stand. When you have provided extended support to taiwan, S korea, Israel, in hostile environment, Afghanistan needs just a chance for it's government to survive onslaughts of taliban after US leaves,

If the ANA can withstand the Taliban push sure to come 2014 than yes we will consider giving them tanks, aircraft's, and anything else they want within that 4 billion dollar budget but it is unreasonable for them to ask for it now. The last thing we need is the Taliban running around with tanks. American tanks too at that, imagine the backlash in the US from the public if marines are sent home in coffins by our own equipment.

 

[Armstrong]

Mill hee na jane authority. When you sell your soul to the devil, you don't get to dictate terms to him!

Na cheer Malangann nuuu !

What could you Punjabized Pashtun know what being ghairatmand Afghan means !

 

[Sher Malang]

Mill hee na jaye authority. When you sell your soul to the devil, you don't get to dictate terms to him!

Not only US but the world needs us more than we needs them, there would be some deal in near future or else we will be getting American weaponry! the aim is to start decreasing military aid from 2017 onwards and by filling the gap with mining sector income.

 

[Armstrong]

Not only US but the world needs us more than we needs them, there would be some deal in near future or else we will be getting American weaponry! the aim is to start decreasing military aid from 2017 onwards and by filling the gap with mining sector income.

@Hyperion - What is this ?

 

[MilSpec]

If the ANA can withstand the Taliban push sure to come 2014 than yes we will consider giving them tanks, aircraft's, and anything else they want within that 4 billion dollar budget but it is unreasonable for them to ask for it now. The last thing we need is the Taliban running around with tanks. American tanks too at that, imagine the backlash in the US from the public if marines are sent home in coffins by our own equipment.

It is imperative for ISAF to build a security infrastructure (with proper checks and balances) and to have command on its age old ally pakistan to abstain from weaponizing taliban as it has done in the past. As far as overrunning, the last time around it wasn't any military brilliance of taliban that took kabul but sheer numbers and pakistani military advisors embedded in them which led to a tactical retreat of Ahmed Shah Massoud's NA to panjshir valley. And do remember neither the soviets nor the pak backed taliban could ever win in Panshir. The regimental authority and tacticians come from the same camp of Ahmed Shah Massoud and Gen Fahim.

 

[Sher Malang]

Na cheer Malangann nuuu !

What could you Punjabized Pashtun know what being ghairatmand Afghan means !

Facts are hard to digest, PA has taken more aid from USA to fight insurgents than ANA!

 

[MilSpec]

@Hyperion - What is this ?

Rise of taliban will mean bad news for rest of the world... I guess!