Afghan clearout

Jimbuna · 01-29-14, 06:33 AM

There should be some bargains to be had after all this equipment is shipped back home to the respective countries, to cover the costs of the withdrawal if nothing else.

Estimated costs: UK £300 million US £3bn-£4bn

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As the UK and the US prepare to withdraw the last remaining troops from Afghanistan, hundreds of bases, thousands of vehicles and tonnes of equipment are being packed up and shipped home, sold off or scrapped. Just how is this done? Dominic Bailey finds out.

Withdrawing international forces from Afghanistan by the end of December 2014 is not just a case of putting troops on aircraft and flying them home.

The mammoth logistical operation to withdraw by land, sea and air is well under way and ongoing, as combat missions continue until the 31 December deadline.

Nato estimates that about 218,000 vehicles and containers of military equipment need to be shipped out of Afghanistan between March 2012 and December 2014. To date, approximately 80,000 vehicles and containers have been moved out of theatre.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-25848662

STEED · 01-29-14, 06:37 AM

We're bust leave it behind...UK is set for another recession!

Wolferz · 01-29-14, 07:43 AM

Yeah, it would probably be cheaper to just give it to the Afghan military and write it off as military aide. Then we could get a lucrative repair supply racket going.

Onkel Neal · 01-29-14, 07:44 AM

It's time to get out. We can always go back if we need to.

Wolferz · 01-29-14, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

It's time to get out. We can always go back if we need to.

Coincidence? That was the same excuse used after liberating Kuwait.

Jimbuna · 01-29-14, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Wolferz

Yeah, it would probably be cheaper to just give it to the Afghan military and write it off as military aide. Then we could get a lucrative repair supply racket going.

About 15,000 vehicles including nearly 2,000 MRAPS are being given to the Afghans.

Shouldn't be long before news footage shows them being driven by Taliban.

Schroeder · 01-29-14, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

About 15,000 vehicles including nearly 2,000 MRAPS are being given to the Afghans.

Shouldn't be long before news footage shows them being driven by Taliban.

Exactly my thought.

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