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glyn · 04-03-2008, 09:51 AM

Good points Dave, and also well brought out in Capt Docherty's book 'Desert of Death'. He was in the Scots Guards, a Pashtun speaker, and was eager to get involved in the reconstruction that had been promised. This simply didn't happen and he became increasingly disillusioned at the deteriorating situation. Then the fighting started in earnest and the casualties mounted. He found out the hard way that the police were instrumental in the drugs trade, and the Afghan National Army would desert at the drop of a hat.

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glyn *Military Professional* Join Date: 09-15-06 Location: Penzance, Cornwall UK Posts: 6,539	Good points Dave, and also well brought out in Capt Docherty's book 'Desert of Death'. He was in the Scots Guards, a Pashtun speaker, and was eager to get involved in the reconstruction that had been promised. This simply didn't happen and he became increasingly disillusioned at the deteriorating situation. Then the fighting started in earnest and the casualties mounted. He found out the hard way that the police were instrumental in the drugs trade, and the Afghan National Army would desert at the drop of a hat. __________________ Semper in excretum. Solum profunda variat.