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On the ANDSF

They Fought Like Lions

Will Selber
Mar 27, 2024
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Howdy,

“Too bad the Afghans didn’t fight.”

How often have I heard this little rejoinder from “Afghan experts”? I don’t know. Too many. It enrages me.

The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) weren’t punks. Their elite units were pipe hitters. The Afghan Air Force was a highly functional fighting force that delivered devastating effects on t…

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