Posted on 09/05/2021 2:45:36 AM PDT by blueplum
Senior military figures said any move to offer the Taliban support would be strongly resisted by defence chiefs. It is understood that any potential training would take place outside Afghanistan
A plan for British Special Forces to train the Taliban in counter-terrorism tactics to stop Afghanistan becoming a breeding ground for extremism has come under fire.
Intelligence sources say it has been suggested training teams could be made to work with Taliban forces as part of a future Foreign Aid deal...
...But senior military figures said any move to offer the Taliban support would be catastrophic and strongly resisted by defence chiefs....
(Excerpt) Read more at mirror.co.uk ...
So the Brits never dropped the opium trade, eh?
Those who came up with idea should be made to “loan” out thier female family members to the Taliban. If you’re going to help them, do the full monty.
We trained osama bin laden... And look what happened
Anyone making that suggestion should have their name made public so they can be cursed, ridiculed and lose their job.
I’ll take the dishonorable discharge, thanks.
face meet palm
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