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Originally Posted by Cactus
Professional training for officers and NCOs on issues of dual-use like taking case of their soldiers, dealing professionally with multiple ethnicities and cultures, balancing personal religion with nation-state, expressing loyal-opposition and adhering to civil supremacy will surely help them rebuild their nation.
Afghans don't really need combat-training: Their combat culture is too different from modern Indian military's to have a lasting and wide-spread effect (except maybe in select technical fields). What they need is professional training in areas where they either have no experience at all, or in areas where their cultures resemble India's.
Afghans, like many Indians, are a religious lot: It is unrealistic to expect an officer to drop 20 years of religion after 18 months of training, but it is realistic to train them to balance personal religion with obligations to one's uniform. Afghanistan, like India, is a multi-ethnic nation: Again, it is the same story of how to balance one's ethnic identity with national identity. So on and so forth. Finally they have to learn completely modern ideas like loyal-opposition and civil supremacy: Just a century back it was as foreign to Indians as will be to Afghans now, but they sure can pick it up.
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Theoratically you're right but it won't work in reality for couple of reasons.
Afghanis are a very old nation, one of the few with tribal culture and strong traditions, not open to western idiology or enlightment. There's a reason why AQ found local support whereas USA and her allies have failed to gain respect and trust of the comon man.
Training a 100.000 or even 200.000 strong army is not going make a difference or change anything, yes there will be better law and order but the devide between Pashtun's, Hazara's and Tajik's will remain a treat to the unity of the country and as soon as Nato leaves they'll be fighting for power.
You can't compare Afghanistan to India. India is a learnt and well developped society ebracing enlightment and modernisation. AQ could never succeed in India but it did in Afghanistan due lack of single development in the country for last 3-4 decaes. Afghanistan is still in dark ages compared to today's India.