Еще одна интересная статейка относительно ситуации в Афгане. Суть такова: США со товарищи начали подготовку "афганской армии" но желающих особенно нет. Не наскребли даже на один батальон. Союз и то лучше начал...
Видимо "армия Карзая" так и не состоится и сторожить нынешний афганский режим продолжат восновном амы. Это индикатор популярности Карзая и самой идей вашингтонского миротворчества среди командыров.
Вообще представляется картина вокзального перрона и сидящие на чемоданах пассажиры в ожидании поезда. Временное и весьма неустойчивое затишье в Афгане после американской бомбежки. Боевики всех мастей ожидают дальнейшего развития событий и, по всей видимости, Карзай не играет ключевой роли в этих ожиданиях.
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Afghan Boot Camp Fails to Attract Enough Recruits
Mon Feb 25, 7:39 AM ET
By Rosalind Russell
KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Foreign soldiers began training the first detachment of a new Afghan army Monday, but hopes of creating a full battalion appeared to be undermined by a lack of recruits.
Afghanistan's interim administration is rushing to establish a new army and police force to ensure security around the country as it grapples with rising lawlessness and the legacy of more than two decades of conflict.
The British-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), stationed in the capital Kabul, has agreed to kick start the process with a six-week training course for a first battalion.
The aim is to draw recruits from all the country's provinces and numerous ethnic groups, to try and bridge the divides drawn by rival regional warlords who command their own personal armies.
But despite a nationwide information campaign, the interim government has failed to recruit the 600 men needed to form a full battalion.
ISAF spokesman Captain Graham Dunlop said 30 officers and just over 200 rank and file soldiers had signed up. Another 40 were on their way from the southern city of Kandahar, the stronghold of the former Taliban regime.
"The lack of numbers does not reflect a lack of interest or apathy on the part of the (Afghan) ministry of defense," said Dunlop. "But it will take time to get the forces together."
Some recruits may have had problems reaching the capital over the three-day Eid al-Udha feast, which finished Sunday, Dunlop said. Recruits would be accepted up to the end of the week.
British paratroopers will run the boot camp, with the help of Italian, Turkish, German and French soldiers. ISAF has agreed to provide all necessary equipment, including uniforms, for the Afghan soldiers.
