
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Afghan soldiers accustomed to travelling the bomb-littered roads and battlefields of their war-weary country in little more than flimsy pickup trucks will be trading up for some new heavy-duty wheels when they start hitting the roa
Huh?
Im sorry this is going to sound bad but, giving the Afghani militay humvees is like giving plains natives a locomotive.
The Afghanis have to way to repair, recover or maintain the vehicles without American support. If anything this shows everyone that the Americans plan to be in charge in Afghanistan for a very very long time.