Posted on 08/26/2021 7:00:39 PM PDT by elpadre
It’s only a matter of when the attack comes.
And when it does it could be the greatest battle, and possibly the bloodiest, that Afghanistan has ever seen.
You see, thirty-three of Afghanistan’s thirty-four provinces fell to the Taliban over the span of two weeks in early August.
But one region, has not.
The sole area that has resisted Taliban encroachment has been the province of Panjshir, located in a valley at the foot of the Hindu Kush mountains.
The valley’s name translates to “five lions,” although other translations claim its name may refer to five mountain peaks located down the length of the valley.
Led by Ahmad Massoud, the leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, he claims to have some 9,000 available fighters, as well as hundreds of military vehicles and five helicopters, Trevor Filseth of The National Interest reported.
And while Panjshir’s defenders have been strengthened by the arrival of thousands of soldiers from the now-defunct Afghan National Army, Massoud’s position appears to be militarily indefensible, analysts say.
The valley is fully surrounded by Taliban territory and they are greatly outnumbered.
The 32-year-old Massoud, who has dreams of following in his “father’s footsteps,” said his group is pushing for a new system of government in Afghanistan — an open and democratic system — but is prepared to fight if needed.
Without a comprehensive power-sharing agreement, Massoud has warned that a new and bloody civil war is inevitable.
“We confronted the Soviet Union, and we will be able to confront the Taliban,” a defiant Massoud told the Dubai-based Al Arabiya television channel.
While Taliban forces rolled over the country easily in just a couple weeks, they will likely encounter stiff, perhaps even fanatical, resistance. (continues at link)
(Excerpt) Read more at asiatimes.com ...
“‘We’re waiting for some opportunity, some support,” Hamid Saifi, a former colonel in the Afghan National Army, and now a commander in Massoud’s resistance, told the New York Times by phone.
“Maybe some countries will be ready for this great work. So far, all countries we talked to are quiet. America, Europe, China, Russia, all of them are quiet.’’
I wonder how long before we attack them on behalf of our new allies. The Tollyban
They want money, of course. We’re back where we started from.
Brigade 2506 has been waiting for some support since April of 1961. They're first in line ahead of the Montagnards and Kurds.
Sorry to say, but our government has a history of selling people out.
Probably why Biden gave the Taliban lots of new toys to play with.
He means they're waiting for someone else to do the heavy lifting for them.
Screw that, we should have been out of there 15 years ago.
Don't know about that. Afghanistan has seen some biggies, like the Battle of Herat in 1221 in which the Mongols killed every single human being in the city after they captured it.
Ping.
Are these the same fighters our Special Forces fought with in the early days of the Afghan war??? I recall at one point they were riding on horseback. If it is the group I’m thinking of, located Osama Ben Laden but when they contacted WDC for permission to take him out were denied.
If they weren’t fighting against American arms they could hold out. As it is, I would strike quick before they figure out how to use what they’ve got.
This is the regiment we should save - we could have our own Ghurka’s
How many does Saleh have?
And to think, how many 1000s of military aged males are bumrushing the airport in Kabul to get on a plane, instead of fighting for their country. These folks could bury the Taliban in a day or two if they wanted to.
One of the things I’ve found interesting is folks complaining about how the ANA lost their access to combat air support, drones, etc. Someone let me know what combat air support, armed drones and other toys the Taliban had as they marched through Afghanistan.
If they want money let them earn it first. Prove it and we’ll talk.
Most of them were not wearing helmets or body armor. How many could have been picked off easily as they marched in?
Yep,
they are now massively out gunned by the arms Jaio Bidemntia has supplied to the Taliban.
“...the Mongols killed every single human being in the city after they captured it. “
Sounds like an effective method to fix Islam.
A handful of trained guys with some scoped rifles and some belt feds, all things they were given courtesy of the US taxpayer, could have stopped all of this.
But you need folks willing to use those weapons. If you don’t you get what is happening there now.
And what these pigs are is basically of Mongol descent.
Does it really matter? Mongol descent vs. descended from snakes and lizards, if they want to fight the Taliban, let them.
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