Chapter 940: Fighting the Taliban (Second Watch for the Lang League)
When it comes to Afghanistan, Cai Ruichen basically understands the purpose of Austria and Bama.
In fact, Cai Ruichen has also been paying attention to the situation in Afghanistan, especially the confrontation between Afghan government forces and Taliban forces.
Nearly 30 years have passed since the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and there has been no real peace for the Afghan people.
Having defeated the Soviets, the Americans also came, and have remained until now.
Like the Soviet Union, the biggest defeat of the United States in Afghanistan was because of the military operation, which was completely devoid of local support.
The Taliban are able to blend in with the entire Afghan nation, and there is no trace of them, and they can silently engage with US troops in close combat and launch sudden attacks at close range.
This is true even for the current Afghan government.
After so many years of holding out in Afghanistan, the time has come when the US military can no longer hold on.
In Cai Ruichen's resume, there is also the experience of being stationed in Afghanistan for a year, in order not to be exposed, Cai Ruichen also has a detailed understanding of the situation in Afghanistan.
However, these are not the most important thing now, since last year, the US troops in Afghanistan have withdrawn another batch, and the current US troops in Afghanistan are still a few thousand people.
Afghanistan now has nothing to be nostalgic for the United States, and the wrong war not only did the Americans not get the most practical benefits from Afghanistan, but in fact, it brought tremendous financial pressure and public opinion pressure to the United States.
The withdrawal of Austria and Bama troops is not the will of Austria and Bama. It is also the will of the majority of the U.S. government, and ending those wars that are really unnecessary is the next strategic shift that the United States will complete. No matter who the next president is, this strategy will not change.
However, it is not so simple for the United States to withdraw its troops, because many NATO countries also have troops in Afghanistan, and once the United States withdraws, the troops of other countries will face greater pressure, and the Afghan government supported by NATO. Only one acre and three points of land in the capital could not withstand the attack of the Taliban forces.
Therefore, in such a situation, it is also difficult for the United States to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan. It can only be a little retreat per year.
In the past two years, because of the presence of ISIS forces, the US military force in the Middle East has been inseparable from fighting the Taliban forces in Afghanistan.
This is also the best excuse for the United States to reject the Afghan government all along. But now. ISIS forces have been largely wiped out, even Russia has withdrawn from Syria, and the Taliban have organized an unprecedented spring offensive at the start of the year.
Up to now, in just a few days, more than 14 company-level units of the Afghan government army have been wiped out as a whole.
On average, more than 100 people are killed and injured every day, putting an incomparably large amount of pressure on the Afghan government on many highways in Afghanistan. All of them were closed because of car bombs, and there were Humvees that overturned on the side of the road.
It can almost be said that the Afghan government has no choice. The only way to do this is to ask the United States to send air power to help the Afghan army.
Otherwise, the government will be overthrown by the Taliban forces, and then the whole of Afghanistan will be under the control of the Taliban.
In the past, there was an excuse not to get caught up in the war in Afghanistan, but now, the United States has no excuse, and the situation in Afghanistan is really dangerous.
If the Afghan government forces are eliminated by the Taliban, all NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan will face a full threat from the Taliban.
In such a situation, although Austria and Bama are no longer willing to send military force to fight the Taliban, they have no choice.
With the current situation, it can only be the Air Force to give some support to Afghanistan, so the United States immediately thought of the Future Technology Group.
When it comes to fighting ISIS forces, the Air Force of the Future Security Company has performed very well, with efficient operations and very accurate strike effects.
If there is the help of Future Technology Group, then the US military can save a lot of military spending, and it can also save a lot of trouble.
In addition, without ISIS recently, the military cooperation between the two sides is almost in a state of termination, that is, a few warships at sea are still together to jointly escort the ship.
Austria and Bama meant very simply, inviting Cai Ruichen to send troops to Afghanistan and send the air force to carry out air strikes against the Taliban forces in Afghanistan.
The targets of the airstrikes are determined by the U.S. intelligence services, and when necessary, transport planes are used to provide airdrop aid to Afghan government forces or troops stationed in other countries.
Cai Ruichen did not agree to Ao and Bama's proposal immediately, in fact, he guessed three points from the time he knew that Ao and Bama wanted to see him.
The problem of Syria.
The problem of Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
The question of Taliban forces in Afghanistan.
Because beyond these three days, there is hardly more common language between Future Technology Group and the United States.
No matter what point it is, for Future Technology Group, it is a gift and an opportunity.
Cai Ruichen sees this very clearly, the United States must need its own help, of course, such help is not gratuitous, Cai Ruichen naturally wants to achieve his own interests through his own efforts.
It's just that the problem of Afghanistan is a super mess, and it is even more serious than the problems of Libya and Iraq.
Even if the million-dollar Red Police Regiment entered Afghanistan, Cai Ruichen was not very sure whether he could calm the situation in Afghanistan as a whole.
The United States took the opportunity to get out, which is a wise move, and Cai Ruichen does not want to set himself on fire for no reason.
Cai Ruichen also weighed it for a while in his heart, and then said: "What specific help does Mr. President plan for us to provide, logistics or directly dispatch the air force to fight the Taliban forces?"
"We hope that the future technology group can directly dispatch air force fighter jets and combine our fighter jets to carry out air strikes against Taliban forces." O'Bahma said.
"Afghanistan is also not very close to Iraq, and our Air Force fighters have to bypass Iran, the distance is far away, and it may be necessary to carry auxiliary fuel tanks, and the cost of war is a bit high." Cai Ruichen shook his head and said.
It is indeed not very close from Iraq to Afghanistan, and Austria and Bama can also understand that such a distance will increase the cost of one-way combat for fighters.
But this is the only way to attack the Taliban forces, is it to send ground forces to participate in the war against the Taliban, Austria and Bama do not dare to open such a mouth, Cai Ruichen is willing to send fighter jets to fight the Taliban, he is already satisfied. (To be continued.) )