Author: Anil Khosla

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196: State and Status of Air Power Assets in Afghanistan

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1 Introduction.

2. Perspective (1:28 onwards).

3. What all air power assets are in Afghanistan (4:13 onwards).

4. What is the status of air power assets in Afghanistan and their likely future (12:25 onwards).

5. China and Pakistan involvement (30:52 onwards).

6 Concluding thoughts 43:20 onwards).

 

Bottom Line

State  and status of Afghanistan air force and the air power assets is not good. External help would be required to build them up, operationalise them and operate them  .

 

Question

what in your view is the future of Afghanistan?

 

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195: Listening Skills: Two Ears – Eight Ways to Use Them

 

Humans, as social beings, have a physiological and psychological need to connect and communicate.

 

Communication, by definition, is a 2-way process and while being able to articulate one’s thoughts is critical, being able to listen well is equally critical in any communication.

 

Listening is a critical life skill.

 

Types of listening.

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194: BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE

 

US withdrawal from Afghanistan resulted in immediate collapse of Afghan government. Taliban just walked over them.

The list of reasons attributed to the debacle is endless (probably more than the number of analysts).  Some of the reasons include:-

  • Taliban never abided by the terms of the agreement.

 

  • Failure of Afghan military to counter the Taliban advance.

 

  • Corruption in Afghan government.

 

  • United States had forced the Afghan government to release imprisoned Taliban fighters.

 

  • US did not understand the local psyche.

 

  • US concentrated on equipment and training for Afghan military capability building, ignoring the mind factor.

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