AAF.

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HEY! I thought it was a done deal. The Taliban in Afghan have prevailed. Central government forces routed, the insurgents just short of long-sought-after victory!

Such thoughts are premature? Afghan air force [AAF] to the rescue?

First from the Internet web site SouthFront and thanks to same.

1. "AFGHAN GOVERNMENT FORCES RECAPTURED FOUR DISTRICTS FROM TALIBAN IN TWO DAYS (VIDEOS)"

SEE THE MANY EMBEDDED VIDEO.

"Afghan government forces recaptured four districts in three different provinces from the Taliban over the last few days."

"On July 16, Afghan National Defense and Security Forces recaptured the districts of Saighan and Kahmard in the central province of Bamyan from the Taliban."

"Government forces expelled Taliban fighters from the Chakhansur district in the southwestern province of Nimruz on the same day."

ADDITIONALLY:

2. "If you can't fight the weapons, kill their operators"

Pilots of the AAF iu great peril from assassination. Thanks here to Bayou Renaissance Man.

"This is a tactic that's been used throughout the world by allegedly overmatched forces (usually guerrillas or terrorists) against their allegedly more capable opponents (usually government or establishment forces).  It's playing out again in Afghanistan right now."

"At least seven Afghan pilots … have been assassinated off base in recent months"

AAF flying the Super Turcano COIN [counter-insurgency] warplane? Planes easier to replace than trained and skilled pilots. That is for sure.

coolbert.