https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/01/can-afghan-troops-hold-off-the-taliban-after-nato-withdraws/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 07:45:00 -0400<![CDATA[Only one of the 215th Corps&#8217; four brigades is anywhere near full battle readiness. In fact, a Pentagon report (pdf) in early December revealed that only one of the ANA&#8217;s 23 brigades across the country had reached that point. The Taliban&#8217;s success in infiltrating its ranks has contributed to the number of &#8220;green-on-blue&#8221;, or insider attacks, in which Afghan troops turn their guns on their foreign mentors. There were 12 such attacks in Helmand in 2012, all fatal, sawing away at the bonds of trust on which the Nato exit strategy is based.]]>Tue, 01 Jan 2013 18:40:29 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/01/can-afghan-troops-hold-off-the-taliban-after-nato-withdraws-n98790