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Tuesday, August 09, 2011

Taliban secret weapon

An Afghan fighter with a C.I.A.-supplied Stinger missile in late 1987 or early 1988, during the war against the Soviet Union.The downing of a US helicopter in which 38 people, including 30 American Special Operations troops, were killed is an indication that Taliban are gaining strength as the US and NATO troops continue gradual withdrawal from Afghanistan.

The development is significant since it will considerably weaken the US and Afghan forces psychologically.

The incident shows that Taliban possess some accurate surface-to-air missiles. So far, nobody knows the type of missiles that was used.

However, it could be Stinger missiles, which were supplied to the Mujahideen during the first Afghan Jihad against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

The Stingers changed the complexion of the war as they crippled the Red Army and subsequently forced the Soviet to withdraw their forces from Afghanistan.

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