Soldato
Afghanistan - 20 years on
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Don't believe it is the case - the US has pulled in more close air support which in some cases seems to have resulted in possible sonic booms, etc. which people have thought were more attacks and/or attacks on aircraft.
At the moment though information is a bit vague.
Man of Honour
There was a report earlier (from the Italian Defence Ministry) that one of their C130's had been fired at as it took off but they later retracted that saying the firing was not directed at the plane but "crowd control"....
Soldato
Biden having a press conference at 10pm our time.
"Gen. McKenzie says he doesn't believe #ISIS has the capability to take down an aircraft."
Just seen that - given the amount of MANPADS floating around with at least one Igla photographed in what seems to be ISIS hands (albeit nothing to say it was functional) and the number of "technicals" sporting ZU-23- I wouldn't be so sure (albeit a lot harder to use anti-aircraft guns against aircraft in these circumstances when DIY'd onto pickups, etc.).
Obviously once they'd climbed to altitude they'd be well out of reach of such weapons - but they have to get there first.
Just seen that - given the amount of MANPADS floating around with at least one Igla photographed in what seems to be ISIS hands (albeit nothing to say it was functional) and the number of "technicals" sporting ZU-23- I wouldn't be so sure (albeit a lot harder to use anti-aircraft guns against aircraft in these circumstances when DIY'd onto pickups, etc.).
Obviously once they'd climbed to altitude they'd be well out of reach of such weapons - but they have to get there first.
Soldato
This is the problem with a centralised database. If the database/equipment get in to peoples hands with a very different agenda then anyone considered a dissident isn't safe.
RAF C17 just spent ages circling and then flew away.
Dunno if it means anything but a lot of US Stratotankers on the move now - mostly heading back towards Qatar.
(There have been several operational throughout but not moving back in numbers like that before).
my friend literally helped design that software over ten years ago, its got security built in incase soldiers get ovverrun, you literally tap the device 3 times and it erases all the date
US troops just abandoned them and left them in buildings absolutely unforgiveable and now taliban are going door to door with the devices, scanning people and if it goes green they execute them
he's in bits
Soldato
Correct me if I'm wrong. But.
This is the worse day for US troops since 2011.
This is the worse day for US troops since 2011.
my friend literally helped design that software over ten years ago, its got security built in incase soldiers get ovverrun, you literally tap the device 3 times and it erases all the date
US troops just abandoned them and left them in buildings absolutely unforgiveable and now taliban are going door to door with the devices, scanning people and if it goes green they execute them
he's in bits
Not to gloat but this is the kind of thing I've been saying - so much could have been done better in the last few days, weeks and months, without having to change the terms of the deal even.
Soldato
RIP Osama Joe Biden
84 BILLION pounds of equipment. Jesus Christ. I’m speechless.
This 10pm conference should be him leaving office.
my friend literally helped design that software over ten years ago, its got security built in incase soldiers get ovverrun, you literally tap the device 3 times and it erases all the date
US troops just abandoned them and left them in buildings absolutely unforgiveable and now taliban are going door to door with the devices, scanning people and if it goes green they execute them
he's in bits
Surely this will have been done. If not then just wow.
Soldato
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If it was our troops they would have done it. US troops though...
nope literally abandoned the equipment
Taliban Captures Biometric Devices Left Behind by US Military (findbiometrics.com)
surely they don’t know how to use this equipment (such as black hawks and planes etc) and then surely there is a plan to take this equipment out of Afghanistan?