Comments on: Afghanistan: 1/10 the War, 1/10 the Cost… and 1/10 the Impact http://registan.net/index.php/2008/02/27/afghanistan-110-the-war-110-the-cost-and-110-the-impact/ Central Asia News -- All Central Asia, All The Time Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:41:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joshua Foust http://registan.net/index.php/2008/02/27/afghanistan-110-the-war-110-the-cost-and-110-the-impact/comment-page-1/#comment-376446 Joshua Foust Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:10:03 +0000 http://www.registan.net/index.php/2008/02/27/afghanistan-110-the-war-110-the-cost-and-110-the-impact/#comment-376446 Bob, I'm paraphrasing the WaPo article. But you're right that it was dumb to assume there were no Taliban in the area - there clearly were. Expectations for fighting are another matter, though, and if intel suggested that in late 2007 the Taliban would run without shooting, then it was bad intel. Bob, I’m paraphrasing the WaPo article. But you’re right that it was dumb to assume there were no Taliban in the area – there clearly were. Expectations for fighting are another matter, though, and if intel suggested that in late 2007 the Taliban would run without shooting, then it was bad intel.

]]> By: Bob http://registan.net/index.php/2008/02/27/afghanistan-110-the-war-110-the-cost-and-110-the-impact/comment-page-1/#comment-376445 Bob Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:39:34 +0000 http://www.registan.net/index.php/2008/02/27/afghanistan-110-the-war-110-the-cost-and-110-the-impact/#comment-376445 "This comes after they believed intelligence that indicated there was no Taliban presence in Deh Rawood, a neighboring district, despite the heavy Taliban presence in Tarin Kowt." This part is flat out wrong, intelligence both US and DUtch suspected that if a large military presence would move into the area the taliban would run like they did before in Baluchi/Chora north of Tarin Kowt. The taliban however fought back but has. for now. been chased from the area. “This comes after they believed intelligence that indicated there was no Taliban presence in Deh Rawood, a neighboring district, despite the heavy Taliban presence in Tarin Kowt.”

This part is flat out wrong, intelligence both US and DUtch suspected that if a large military presence would move into the area the taliban would run like they did before in Baluchi/Chora north of Tarin Kowt. The taliban however fought back but has. for now. been chased from the area.

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