New Posts For Thread: Afghan Troops , what is the point ?? .....https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31721651/afghan-troops-what-is-the-pointCant retreat quick enough unless we are not seeing the full picture. !!How many Afghans will America be taking in ?The other week the phone rang but I was in the toilet at the time. When I checked the number the country code was 004 which is Afghanistonhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31721651/afghan-troops-what-is-the-point?post_id=561333689#561333689How many Afghans will America be taking in ?The other week the phone rang but I was in the toilet at the time. When I checked the number the country code was 004 which is AfghanistonThu, 19 Aug 2021 14:16:39 -0500Yup!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31721651/afghan-troops-what-is-the-point?post_id=561327007#561327007Yup!Wed, 18 Aug 2021 08:25:09 -0500We ain't got homes for our homeless(a lot are ex-forces) but we have them for 20,000+ Afgans, and now the UK cant afford the rise of the triple lock OAP rise but we have money to support our new inhabitants. what a strange Country we live in.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31721651/afghan-troops-what-is-the-point?post_id=561326207#561326207We ain't got homes for our homeless(a lot are ex-forces) but we have them for 20,000+ Afgans, and now the UK cant afford the rise of the triple lock OAP rise but we have money to support our new inhabitants. what a strange Country we live in.Wed, 18 Aug 2021 05:01:29 -0500In defending the withdrawal, Biden and Pentagon officials have repeatedly returned to the capabilities and advantages of the 300,000-strong Afghan National Defense and Security Forces. Yet the notion of a coherent Afghan military that could hold itshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31721651/afghan-troops-what-is-the-point?post_id=561323767#561323767In defending the withdrawal, Biden and Pentagon officials have repeatedly returned to the capabilities and advantages of the 300,000-strong Afghan National Defense and Security Forces. Yet the notion of a coherent Afghan military that could hold itsTue, 17 Aug 2021 11:32:09 -0500Indeed, Dad's Army on duty. It was hardly going to end well.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31721651/afghan-troops-what-is-the-point?post_id=561322797#561322797Indeed, Dad's Army on duty. It was hardly going to end well.Tue, 17 Aug 2021 07:35:01 -0500it does seem extremely strange. what exactly did they think the taliban would do when they pulled out & left the tin pot army in charge ...https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31721651/afghan-troops-what-is-the-point?post_id=561322701#561322701it does seem extremely strange. what exactly did they think the taliban would do when they pulled out & left the tin pot army in charge ...Tue, 17 Aug 2021 06:57:44 -0500There was no need to withdraw from Afghanistan.I think the UK has lost one soldier there since 2016.What they've done is handed over control to the Taliban in order to get the conflict in the region going again. They knew the Afghans wouldn't fight.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31721651/afghan-troops-what-is-the-point?post_id=561322549#561322549There was no need to withdraw from Afghanistan.I think the UK has lost one soldier there since 2016.What they've done is handed over control to the Taliban in order to get the conflict in the region going again. They knew the Afghans wouldn't fight.Tue, 17 Aug 2021 06:05:28 -0500of course if the taliban had oil fields instead of poopy fields they,d be in the royal enclosure at ascot discussing prince andrews next bunga bunga partyhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31721651/afghan-troops-what-is-the-point?post_id=561322321#561322321of course if the taliban had oil fields instead of poopy fields they,d be in the royal enclosure at ascot discussing prince andrews next bunga bunga partyTue, 17 Aug 2021 04:21:49 -0500The Afghans had better weapons, better training & superior numbers. They also had a vertical yellow stripe running down their backs!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31721651/afghan-troops-what-is-the-point?post_id=561320217#561320217The Afghans had better weapons, better training & superior numbers. They also had a vertical yellow stripe running down their backs!Mon, 16 Aug 2021 13:31:44 -0500Dads Army under the leadership of Captain Mainwaring would have put up more resistance than the Afghan army.Corruption/fraud beyond belief.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31721651/afghan-troops-what-is-the-point?post_id=561320209#561320209Dads Army under the leadership of Captain Mainwaring would have put up more resistance than the Afghan army.Corruption/fraud beyond belief.Mon, 16 Aug 2021 13:28:55 -0500