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Forum: Military Aviation

15th Aug 2021, 16:56

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Afghanistan 2021 Onwards

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Posted By RatherBeFlying

Here in Canada Trudeau promised to accept up to...

Here in Canada Trudeau promised to accept up to 20,000 Afghan interpreters and other employees serving Canada along with their families.

Just how they will make it out of Afghanistan as the...

Forum: Military Aviation

13th Aug 2021, 01:17

Replies: 891

Afghanistan 2021 Onwards

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Posted By RatherBeFlying

Dr. William Brydon

The last survivor of the 1842 retreat from Kabul. It seems a fitting time to post the painting.
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Forum: Military Aviation

12th Aug 2021, 18:56

Replies: 891

Afghanistan 2021 Onwards

Views: 216,291

Posted By RatherBeFlying

In reality, the Taliban put a stop to the opium...

In reality, the Taliban put a stop to the opium trade, which was cheerfully revived once the Taliban got the boot (I remember a 2001 photo of a newly shod Northern Alliance platoon marching down a...

Forum: Military Aviation

11th Aug 2021, 16:45

Replies: 891

Afghanistan 2021 Onwards

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Posted By RatherBeFlying

:ok: Tanks and artillery can upset that...

:ok:

Tanks and artillery can upset that balance. We have seen that Stingers can counter air power.

Anti-tank missiles could level the playing field.

Forum: Military Aviation

10th Aug 2021, 16:13

Replies: 891

Afghanistan 2021 Onwards

Views: 216,291

Posted By RatherBeFlying

The Frontier Scouts by Charles Chenevix Trench...

The Frontier Scouts by Charles Chenevix Trench sadly did not get the attention it merited from our leaders.

Bottom line: The Pashtun tribes are ungovernable.

Forum: Military Aviation

9th Jul 2021, 13:56

Replies: 891

Afghanistan 2021 Onwards

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Posted By RatherBeFlying

When Persia was the world empire

They had tried to civilise some ruffian squabbling Greek city states. But got a bloody nose at Plataea.

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