Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers take part in a training exercise at a military base in Kabul November 23, 2014. Credit: REUTERS/Omar Sobhani
Insight - Afghan Forces Ill Equipped To Fight Taliban Without NATO -- Kay Johnson and Mirwais Harooni, Reuters
(Reuters) - Afghan district police chief Ahmadullah Anwari only has enough grenades to hand out three to each checkpoint in an area of Helmand province swarming with Taliban insurgents who launch almost daily attacks on security forces.
"Sometimes up to 200 Taliban attack our checkpoints and if there are no army reinforcements, we lose the fight," said Anwari, in charge of one of Afghanistan's most volatile districts, Sangin.
"It shames me to say that we don't have enough weapons and equipment. But this is a bitter reality."
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 2, 2014
NATO, Afghan leaders: Ready to move to new phase -- AP
NATO to launch new Afghan mission, rapid-reaction force -- Stars and Stripes
82nd Airborne pathfinders on call to move quickly in Afghanistan -- Stars and Stripes/The Fayetteville Observer, N.C. (TNS)
Heeding defense needs, China’s aircraft carrier ambitions appear to move closer to reality -- Global Times
China dispatches escort fleet to Somali waters -- Ecns.cn
North Korea Is In The Process Of Developing A Fleet Of Nuclear Missile-Capable Submarines -- Business Insider
Israel Air Force to get only 14 F-35 fighter jets, not 31 as planned -- Haaretz
Mystery Plane Makes Secret Trips Between Israel and Gulf State: Reports -- Sputnik
IS Claims to Have Constructed ‘Dirty Bomb’ After Stealing 40 Kg of Uranium -- Sputnik
Air Force pilot killed participating in Operation Inherent Resolve -- Stars and Stripes
Iraqi army 'had 50,000 ghost troops' on payroll -- BBC
Russia announces war games; UK worried by 'extremely aggressive' probing of air space -- Reuters
Russia's Northern Fleet Ships Leave English Channel, Enter Bay of Biscay -- Sputnik
Russia launches ‘wartime government’ HQ in major military upgrade -- RT
Russian Strategic Missile Forces to Get New Military Equipment: Ministry -- Sputnik
Russian Air Force to Get Over 150 Planes, Copters in 2015: Defense Ministry -- Sputnik
Russian jets pose threat to civilian planes, U.S. envoy says -- Daily Mail/Reuters
The US Fifth Generation Fighter F-22 At Japan Joint Exercise Was A Warning To China And Russia -- IBTimes
Agni-IV launch successful -- The Hindu
NATO Struggles to Muster ‘Spearhead Force’ to Counter Russia -- WSJ
Stoltenberg: NATO Spearhead Force to Become Fully Operational in 2016 -- Sputnik
NATO Ministers To Plot Course On Ukraine, Afghanistan -- Defense News
Nigeria tells US to halt training of battalion -- Stars and Stripes/AP
US Army Labs Test DARPA's Load-Lightening Exosuits -- Defense News
Lawmakers reach breakthrough on defense bill -- The Hill
This Week: 'It Is All Up in the Air' With Defense Bills Still Pending -- Defense News
Congress Has Less Than 10 Days To Make All of These National Security Decisions -- Defense One
Top US Spy Agency Creates Counterintelligence and Security Center -- Sputnik
CIA Torture Report ‘Days’ Away, Feinstein Says -- Daily Beast
NSA Opens Up Data Automation Software For Public Use -- Forbes
Edward Snowden wins Swedish human rights award for NSA revelations -- The Guardian
Can PTSD symptoms be traced to concussion-induced pituitary damage? -- Alan Zarembo, Stars and Stripes/Los Angeles Times (Tribune News Service)
Pentagon budget efforts trapped by a cycle of ‘madness’ -- Walter Pincus, Washington Post
Analysis: War contractors ready for battle against Islamic State -- Stars and Stripes/CQ Roll Call (Tribune News Service)
Hybrid warfare used by Islamic State fighters is nothing new -- Howard Altman, Stars and Stripes/Tampa Tribune, Fla. (TNS)
2 comments:
I'm here for the paycheck and I'm scared.
So true James. So true.
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