We don’t need your advice
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/10/20/europe/kabul.php?page=1
The day we need to take advice from the Soviets on how to operate in Afghanistan is the day that skunks need advice on how to stink. Speaking of stink, that is the what I think of when I read this story. I have read several books on the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and read many after action reports from both the Soviet and the Afghan point of views. I am sure Mr. Kabulov would love to slightly be as good as the USA, but they should not flatter themselves. The Soviets had a slash and burn doctrine when they were in Afghanistan. If they were attacked by someone and those people ran into a village, or if the Soviets thought they went into that village they would flatten the town with Artillery and Hind-D gunships. They had no care or respect for the Afghan people or the country itself.
They were occupiers and were never welcomed by the people. They were murderers and conducted themselves just that way. How dare Mr. Kabulov even try to give us advice. He was the head of the KGB in Afghanistan during the invasion which means he had a lot of influence into how Russians carried out their doctrine.
There are quite a few trucks in Afghanistan that were donated by Russia as part of the NATO effort there. These trucks have stenciled on the side “A gift from the people of Russia”. Every one of those trucks I saw, had the stenciling painted over to read “A gift from the people of us a”. The entire afghan population hates the Soviets. They don’t hate the US and its coalition partners.
Personally I think Mk. Kabulov owns stock in AK-47s and is upset that the Afghan Army is dumping the weapon for the American made M-16 and M-4 rifles.
