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But, the quandary is, how long can the West foot the bill for Af-stan govt.

19 true things generals can't say in public about the Afghan war: A helpful primer Pakistan is now an enemy of the United States. We don't know why we are here, what we are fighting for, or how to know if we are winning. The strategy is to fight, talk, and build. But we're withdrawing the...

@nrupatunga Thanks mate. You share informative & really interesting stuff.

That's right, Paki's were perpetually the biggest factor in the game, all along. Everyone remembers how & why Tora-bora campaign failed. But, diversion of focus & resources to Iraq was another major contributor to a jaded & insipid US performance in Af-stan. The magnitude of violence in Iraq...

@nrupatunga: Very relevant post. It remains to be seen how long would the West be capable & willing to foot the bill for Afghan govt. & ANA. The only thing that has emerged so far from the negotiations is: if not on the ground, the sole Superpower & yet another Western power has been made to...

More than the desertions, it is fragging that is taking a toll on ANA. This is no answer to that with anyone. Neither do they have any answer for IED's & RPG's in the hands of a well-funded, trained & motivated militia. US/NATO realized it late. They paid the price & are forced to leave...

Why doesn't our diplomat-entrepreneur community lobby enough when it matters? For starters, why not convince the Americans to buy ALH; it does the intended job really well. What's stopping the GoI ?

They can be Chechen, who are known to go to any extreme to make their point. But, they can be normal Afghan Taliban also, there are no angels either.

Yes, you are close but we still continue to have some HUMINT in this region (Pak, Nepal, Tibet, Bangladesh). However, that capability has been severely deteriorated w.r.t Sri Lanka, Maldives & Mauritius. Greater reliance on SIGINT & ELINT is world-wide phenomena , no agency has escaped that.

Well, this is an age-old proven technique of "counter-intelligence" in the realm of espionage. RAW & MI also specialize in infiltrating extremist/secessionist groups. This weaken these groups from within (by exposing their plans/hideout's /organization...