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Mission 64 - Force Background & Histories
Opium Wars

Friendly Forces


Afghanistan's infrastructure was nearly decimated after a five-year reign of the Taliban. The reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan after Coalition military strikes in 2001are ongoing, but the German-lead international effort to create a top-notch national police force has resulted in reformation, equipment, and training for more than 50,000 Afghanistan National Police officers. In addition, more than 12,000 Afghanistan Border Patrol and 2,600 Highway Patrol officers stand ready to protect the citizens and soldiers stationed in Afghanistan.

39,000 of the Afghan police officers have been trained by forces from the United States. These men have state-of-the-art personal equipment, renovated police stations, and stable communications equipment to aid them. The Afghanistan National Police undergo not only equipment and legal training, but human rights training-essential for cadets handling a variety of situations as the nation's first line of defense.

The Afghanistan National Police are dedicated to perform their duties under the law while upholding the human dignity and rights of their countrymen.
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 Enemy Forces

Afghanistan has never had much of a national army - lack of resources and tribal society never allowed it. But individual factions could operate extremely well, and with a good knowledge of the lay of the land, these mountain fighters have repeatedly outmaneuvered invading forces. In the late 19th century against the British, and in the late 20th century against the Soviets, the Afghans fought off these dominant empires by retreating before their invading armies, and then launching protracted, highly effective and eventually successful guerilla wars. The Taliban's army is a coalition of militias with varying degrees of skill and loyalty to their cause. Many have a history of switching sides before coming under the command of the Taliban. They have good mobility, but can't penetrate defenses or hold positions. In major battles they have a tendency to rush into the front lines, and leave their rear weakly defended, and vulnerable to counterattack.

The Taliban are variously led by tribesmen, seasonal conscripts, and foreign volunteers - - many from Pakistan, America's nominal ally in the war on terro. Some elite units exist, with troops recruited from religious madrassas, and led by the mujahideen of earlier wars. The number changes, but there's a core of about 25,000 troops. Their cavalry units, if they can be called that, use pickup trucks for combat and support missions. Some units have armored vehicles and artillery, and even a few tanks, but the Kalashnikov assault rifle is their mainstay.
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