Submitted by CaliWilly76 t3_yin8m4 in worldnews
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autotldr t1_iujkibi wrote
This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 89%. (I'm a bot)
> Another general, Hibatullah Alizai, the last Afghan army chief before the Taliban took over, said the effort is also being helped by a former Afghan special forces commander who lived in Russia and speaks the language.
> A GOP congressional report in August specifically warned of the danger that the Afghan commandos - trained by U.S. Navy SEALs and Army Green Berets - could end up giving up information about U.S. tactics to the Islamic State group, Iran or Russia - or fight for them.
> ADVERTISEMENT. Former Afghan army chief Alizai said much of the Russian recruiting effort is focused on Tehran and Mashhad, a city near the Afghan border where many have fled.
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psionoblast t1_iujklq8 wrote
But they did so well in Afghanistan
waisonline99 t1_iujozxu wrote
I've seen this scene in Blazing Saddles.
beenburnedbutable t1_iujz5a8 wrote
Murder, rape, arson, and rape.
epicredditdude1 t1_iuk2v1t wrote
Funny how Russia's best military assets aren't actually Russian.
Dividedthought t1_iujijlv wrote
Yeah, for some reason I don't think that will help much.