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Afghan Army's Hashish-Smoking Troops (VIDEO)
#11700152 - 12/22/09 03:56 PM (14 years, 3 months ago) |
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Afghan Army's Hashish-Smoking Troops
First Posted: 12-22-09 10:03 AM | Updated: 12-22-09 02:56 PM
The fledgling Afghan National Army faces numerous obstacles in its efforts to become a force capable of maintaining security on its own. And, as the video below illustrates, the situation is made all the more difficult by the persistent use of hashish among troops.
"I think if they introduced drug testing to the Afghan army we would lose probably three-quarters to maybe 80, 85 percent of the army," says one U.S. soldier.
The U.S. marines training the Afghan army come across as consistently frustrated by how unfocused, and often high, many of the Afghans are. They complain repeatedly of soldiers coming to training without a lot of their gear, including their helmets.
One U.S. Marine summed up the situation succinctly by saying: "Ultimately, it effects their ability to protect their nation and get Afghanistan on its feet."
Link to Huffington Post Article
Edited by JohnP (12/22/09 04:01 PM)
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AsAboveSoBelow
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Re: Afghan Army's Hashish-Smoking Troops (VIDEO) [Re: JohnP]
#11700192 - 12/22/09 04:05 PM (14 years, 3 months ago) |
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Re: Afghan Army's Hashish-Smoking Troops (VIDEO) [Re: AsAboveSoBelow]
#11701147 - 12/22/09 06:02 PM (14 years, 3 months ago) |
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How can I go about joining the Afghan army?
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NuklearPsilo
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Re: Afghan Army's Hashish-Smoking Troops (VIDEO) [Re: BirdsIView]
#11701381 - 12/22/09 06:30 PM (14 years, 3 months ago) |
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That's some buckwild ish right there.
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Re: Afghan Army's Hashish-Smoking Troops (VIDEO) [Re: NuklearPsilo]
#11701910 - 12/22/09 07:35 PM (14 years, 3 months ago) |
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HAHA that was a great clip. It showed just how ridiculous our involvement in there country is. And you will never see this on CNN i promise you that. In fact i would say that whoever taped this will be hearing from someone near Obama. He wants to be in Afghanistan.
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Re: Afghan Army's Hashish-Smoking Troops (VIDEO) [Re: funguy_84]
#11702089 - 12/22/09 08:00 PM (14 years, 3 months ago) |
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lol @ these US army idiots. "get a sense of nationalism"
the guy busted smoking the hash joint is so funny, just shrugging and smiling.
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Re: Afghan Army's Hashish-Smoking Troops (VIDEO) [Re: TODAY]
#11702260 - 12/22/09 08:24 PM (14 years, 3 months ago) |
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wait, 7 years of training and they are this noob?
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Re: Afghan Army's Hashish-Smoking Troops (VIDEO) [Re: TODAY]
#11702509 - 12/22/09 08:59 PM (14 years, 3 months ago) |
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it has nothing to do with the fact that they smoke hash... they're just dumb fucking idiots, regardless of their THC content
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Re: Afghan Army's Hashish-Smoking Troops (VIDEO) [Re: silosighbin]
#11702727 - 12/22/09 09:25 PM (14 years, 3 months ago) |
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tax dollars
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BirdsIView
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Re: Afghan Army's Hashish-Smoking Troops (VIDEO) [Re: silosighbin]
#11702732 - 12/22/09 09:26 PM (14 years, 3 months ago) |
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How can you be a dumb idiot with the greatest job in the world? I mean who else can get away with BSing the US Army like that?
Afganistan must have some awesome bud because that guy at 2:20 looks stoned out of his mind
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Re: Afghan Army's Hashish-Smoking Troops (VIDEO) [Re: BirdsIView]
#11702903 - 12/22/09 09:47 PM (14 years, 3 months ago) |
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Re: Afghan Army's Hashish-Smoking Troops (VIDEO) [Re: Liquid_Dimension]
#11702956 - 12/22/09 09:54 PM (14 years, 3 months ago) |
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They need it to stay sane.
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Re: Afghan Army's Hashish-Smoking Troops (VIDEO) [Re: BirdsIView]
#11703018 - 12/22/09 10:04 PM (14 years, 3 months ago) |
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BirdsIView said: How can I go about joining the Afghan army?
There are thousands of better ways to smoke hash all day.
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silosighbin said: it has nothing to do with the fact that they smoke hash... they're just dumb fucking idiots, regardless of their THC content
Like they said in the video, most of the people who are there are only there because they were chased out of their villages for causing trouble and being worthless.
That, combined with the fact that promotions are given based on who you're related to, and not how you actually perform. If there's no incentive to be a better soldier, then of course they don't give a shit and just smoke hash all day.
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Edited by DragonChaser (12/22/09 10:14 PM)
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Re: Afghan Army's Hashish-Smoking Troops (VIDEO) [Re: silosighbin]
#11703762 - 12/23/09 12:56 AM (14 years, 3 months ago) |
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silosighbin said: it has nothing to do with the fact that they smoke hash... they're just dumb fucking idiots, regardless of their THC content
It has something to do with the fact that they're stoned and stupid. I'm pro-legalization but there's no way smoking hash makes you a sharper combatant. Sure, it would help with certain factors but on the whole it's not desirable to command stoned troops in combat.
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Re: Afghan Army's Hashish-Smoking Troops (VIDEO) [Re: monkeywrench]
#11703892 - 12/23/09 01:39 AM (14 years, 3 months ago) |
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wooooowwwwwwww just wow. i dont know weather to be scared laugh or sad about this. while watching i was justhinking i wanna go out there and skream some sence in them fuckin idiots, go out all like mother fucker i willl cut of ur fucking dick if u dont ge the fuck up! all while kicking them. beat some sence into them jeus. they treat them like there 12 too, why dont they train em like our army or get more strict. u treat em like kids and allow em too then yes there going to smoke weed and act like children.WOWWWWW
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Re: Afghan Army's Hashish-Smoking Troops (VIDEO) [Re: NuklearPsilo]
#11704699 - 12/23/09 07:43 AM (14 years, 3 months ago) |
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1970s Cambodia.
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Re: Afghan Army's Hashish-Smoking Troops (VIDEO) [Re: Humility]
#11704801 - 12/23/09 08:34 AM (14 years, 3 months ago) |
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I'm pretty sure Muslims are allowed to smoke bud in their religeon. But they aren't allowed alcohol.
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Re: Afghan Army's Hashish-Smoking Troops (VIDEO) [Re: tha_doctor]
#11708614 - 12/23/09 08:48 PM (14 years, 3 months ago) |
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tha_doctor said: I'm pretty sure Muslims are allowed to smoke bud in their religeon. But they aren't allowed alcohol.
Thennnnn you know absolutely nothing about Islam. A quick google for "are Muslims allowed to smoke marijuana" would have turned your "pretty sure" into "Muslims are definitely not allowed to smoke bud in their religion".
No intoxicant is allowed in Islam.
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Re: Afghan Army's Hashish-Smoking Troops (VIDEO) [Re: DragonChaser]
#11726579 - 12/27/09 02:16 PM (14 years, 3 months ago) |
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"Islam" is a very fluid and complex idea.
There are millions of people who consider themselves Muslims and still choose to smoke cannabis.
There are different interpretations of Islam, some of which allow for more or less interaction with intoxicating substances.
Look up Sufism.
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Quote:
UtOpiaN-MiNdStAtEs said: wooooowwwwwwww just wow. i dont know weather to be scared laugh or sad about this. while watching i was justhinking i wanna go out there and skream some sence in them fuckin idiots, go out all like mother fucker i willl cut of ur fucking dick if u dont ge the fuck up! all while kicking them. beat some sence into them jeus. they treat them like there 12 too, why dont they train em like our army or get more strict. u treat em like kids and allow em too then yes there going to smoke weed and act like children.WOWWWWW
nail on the head dude. i think the main problem is that they're stupid and undisciplined, the fact that they smoke hash is a secondary problem...
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