The Sad State Of The Afghan Army Today

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Flores gives a safety brief to his students to kick off the final day of their 60mm mortar system training course on Forward Operating Base Gamberi in Laghman province, Afghanistan, Jan. 8, 2014. Flores, a mortar system lead trainer, is assigned to 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment. The Afghan soldiers are assigned to 4th Brigade, 201st Afghan national army corps. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Eric Provost

British Soldiers Claim Afghan Colleagues Take Drugs And 'Touch Up The Guys They Are Working With' -- Daily Mail

* Soldiers raise concerns over Afghan forces as they describe drug taking
* One says Afghan soldiers 'touch up guys they are working with when high'
* Revelations come as former US commander warns country could slip back into civil war if it does not continue to receive support from the West

British soldiers have claimed their Afghan colleagues regularly take drugs and sometimes 'touch up the guys they were working with'.

The soldiers made the comments as they raised concerns over the Afghan forces while speaking about the future of the country and whether the NATO mission was a success.

The revelations come as Stanley McChrystal, former US commander General, warned Afghanistan could slip back into civil war if it does not continue to receive support from the West following the withdrawal of most international troops this year.

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My Comment: You cannot undo centuries of culture and then (for their army) instill a Western military one in less than a decade. Oh well .... at least the Afghan army will be left with some impressive British military equipment.