9 Comments
User's avatar
тна Return to thread
baboon's avatar

My suspicion is that the Afghanistan fiasco was the largest weapons and technology transfer in history - with the CCP and PLA being the ultimate beneficiary.

Expand full comment
Edwin's avatar

How much of that stuff went to Middle Eastern and African 'weapons bazaars?'

Expand full comment
2nd Smartest Guy in the World's avatar

No one knows for sure. But I would really love a pair of those night vision goggles and a ballistic helmet!

Expand full comment
Edwin's avatar

I've got a PASGT helmet and an older ITT NQ AN/PVS-14.

https://i.imgur.com/SMqqPjb.jpg

Expand full comment
Edwin's avatar

An excellent choice.

Best night vision combat shooter I ever saw used a single WP filminess PVS-14 mounted on a MICH helmet, and an old Laser Devices IR OTAL on a SBR AR-15. He said he preferred his Colt 9mm AR, but didn't bring it because the shoot didn't allow full auto. This guy was awesome beyond words, didn't use binocs because at 28 he still had excellent night adapted vision.

Expand full comment
Ray Horvath, "The Source" :)'s avatar

Political stability had to be secured, I guess, but the Taliban never favored the opium trade.

Who benefits?

Why would Bidet's puppet government support the CCP or the PLA? It beats me, but I don't have any idea that I can believe, except that the discarded weaponry will be replaced with technologies that are a lot easier to use on Americans.

Expand full comment
Nancy's avatar

Until Ukraine.

Expand full comment
ErrorError