Afghan National Army soldiers preparing to board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in Khost Province of Afghanistan, April 14, 2007. The soldiers are undergoing training on how to conduct air assault missions. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Gipe, U.S. Army. (Released)
The Afghans Need American Air Support -- Wall Street Journal
I witnessed how the Afghan Army will collapse without adequate helicopter transport after we leave.
America’s combat role in Afghanistan is scheduled to end in 2014. In anticipation of that transition, several media outlets have run stories predicting that without helicopter support from U.S.-led International Security Assistance Forces the morale and combat effectiveness of the Afghan National Army will be seriously degraded. That prediction is spot on. How do I know? I’ve already seen it come true.
I was a civilian adviser in the first district to fully transition to Afghan security control in the summer of 2012. Bala Murghab was the only Pashtun-majority district in our northwestern province of Badghis, and it had a strong Taliban presence. But we were selected for early transition because ISAF command believed our a battalion of some 600 Afghan troops, was ready. Better yet, our district represented a microcosm of the Pashtun-dominated areas of the southeast. It was, in other words, a good place to experiment with transition.
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More News On Afghanistan
ISAF Joint Command Operational Update, June 3rd -- ISAF
10 children, 2 ISAF soldiers killed in Afghan suicide bombing -- CNN
Afghanistan suicide blast targeting NATO patrol kills 2 troops, 1 cop, 10 school kids -- CBS/AP
10 schoolchildren killed in Afghanistan suicide attack -- The Telegraph
Afghan children die as suicide bomber targets soldiers -- BBC
Suicide bomber kills 10 Afghan students, 2 US soldiers -- Long War Journal
Suicide attack rocks Paktia province in eastern Afghanistan -- Khaama Press
Afghan Force Kills 20 Enemy Fighters in Paktika Province -- US Department of Defense
Afghan Quick Reaction Force Kills 20 Militants Who Attacked Checkpoint -- RTT
ISAF Chopper Attack Kill 6 Taliban Militants in Paktiya -- Khaama Press
Taliban attack 2 police posts in Afghanistan; 4 police, 13 insurgents die in battle -- Washington Post/AP
Afghan Taliban reportedly sends delegation to Iran for talks -- CBS/AP
Taliban delegation visits Tehran to meet Iranian officials -- Khaama Press
Afghanistan Focus For Better Ties with US - Moscow -- RIA Novosti
Brother’s Search Comes to a Grim End in Afghanistan -- New York Times
Report outlines ‘something that could still resemble victory’ in Afghanistan -- Karen DeYoung, Washington Post
Allen suggest U.S. “bridging force” in Afghanistan beyond 2014 -- Khaama Press
Allen Calls on Obama to Release Post-2014 Afghanistan Numbers -- US News and World Report
Afghan children on a long and perilous journey -- CBS
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