Are the new guys at least going to get there for the training?
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Are the new guys at least going to get there for the training?
Good stuff.. Just read through the Test Plan outline...
One quick point... I would deffinately make it a priority to understand the culture specific to Afghanistan.
From experience while...
For the US it's not standard issue (we had to beg borrow and pay for one out of what ever operational budget we could find). However, I know teams that have had terps banter back and forth with TB on...
I doubt that the TB are listening in on your cell phone but it's always a possibility.
On the flip side of that... It would be a VERY good idea to invest in ICOM radios for your units. The TB...
Through out the Kandahar Region AWCC or Roshan cell phone coverage is shotty at best. Even when your in a coverage area there are frequent problems connecting and in many areas the Taliban force the...
A few quick points...
ANP (at the lower levels) are local to the area so if you’re working with them know Pashto.
ANA more than likely they will be speaking Dari because they are from all...
Marc,
I am very glad that these are your 3 main areas. From working at the regional, provincial and district levels in Kandahar I can tell you from firsthand experience that knowing...
I was listening to CSPAN a couple of months ago and they had a former CIA agent giving testimony about his experiences with interrogation of some of the 9/11 and Taliban captives.
In the session...
I was sooo tired or chia by the time I left. But it is good for conversing with local nationals and safer than drinking a glass of water.
The thing I think the survey is missing is that it seems to be focused on US contractors when I think the larger problem is Local National contractors that if investigated would be a much larger...