Russian Afghan Veterans Warn NATO Against Mistakes In Pullout From Afghanistan -- Russia Beyond The Headlines
The Russian Union of Afghan War Veterans that unites many generals and officers who took part in the pullout of the Soviet limited contingent from Afghanistan are ready to respond to requests from NATO colleagues and share their materials, Union leader Frants Klintsevich told Interfax-AVN on Thursday.
"I have learned about the NATO request from the media, but I do not rule out it may be made. If that is necessary, my comrades-in-arms and I are ready to share with North Atlantic Alliance partners our analysis and recollections of the final stage of the Soviet forces on the Afghan land in 1989," said Klintsevich, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee.
The media said NATO had asked the Russian military to share materials regarding the Soviet pullout from Afghanistan in 1989 before withdrawing the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) due in 2014.
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My Comment: These Russian vets should be listened to .... but they will be ignored. The U.S. and NATO's withdrawal from Afghanistan is motivated more by politics and public opinion .... and staying put in Afghanistan is on the bottom of their priority list.
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