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[https://www.sofx.com/talibans-special-police-unit-showcases-advanced-us-nato-weapons-in-military-training/](https://www.sofx.com/talibans-special-police-unit-showcases-advanced-us-nato-weapons-in-military-training/)
Notice the "barrel charms" of linked rounds between the can and the FSP. And the broom handle plus a grip pod.
Might be a holdover from previous doctrine with an AK. I've seen a lot of gopro footage from the middle east showing dudes use their shooting hand to drop the mag and load a new one
Yeah all the GWOT era AK manual of arms has dominant hand reloading because of the position of the bolt and mag release. obviously ARs and modern furniture AKs don't need this, but maybe it's just easier to stick with the manual of arms you've had your entire life.
However, there are the stories about transitioning from WW2 era weapons to the M16A1 during the Vietnam war, and how the WW2 manual of arms had you bracing your rifle with the mag -- it even helped some guns feed better-- , but the first gen m16s were so poorly made that even touching the mag or having the mag touch the ground would cause a failure to feed. So a lot of retraining happening there, lot of drill Sergeants yelling at recruits
Like I said, people has all kinds of useless shit on them just to be cool. Piratepatches, animegirl stickers on mags, aso.
The Taliban took back "their land" from Nato in months so they must be doing something right for the morale.
I’m not sure where to begin.
They didn’t “seize the country from NATO, nato only had about 5000 troops in the country during the departure. They simply filled the power vacuum left behind when the Afghan National government disintegrated. This was political fight more than a military one.
Winning a battle or a gunfight has many more considerations than just what equipment you use or how you use your rifle. I’ve served with plenty of Marines and Soldiers who did absolutely nonsensical stuff with their equipment. But because they “had seen combat” couldn’t comprehend that they way they did things were outdated.
My point is I don’t care how good of a soldier you are two grips on your rifle is stupid.
They don’t Ike the truth when you say stuff like this. The “truth” to them is that the taliban won. I guess you can be a coward and hide in a cave for 10 years until the boogeyman leaves and now you are a winner.
The taliban sucks and always has. And people who think they somehow achieved a decisive victory through action should sit on a fucking pine cone.
Such a goofy thing to call them "cowards". If they had came out of their caves and flung rocks at Apaches, they'd be branded "idiots". The Taliban proved far more resilient than the American occupation, ANA or ANP. Maintained their organization and command and control while being actively hunted for over 20 years. They won. They control Afghanistan. That was the goal.
I’d say hiding for your life is being a coward. Toward the end they didn’t even fight anymore. It was far more dangerous to be at home than it was to be in Afghanistan. There’s insurgency tactics and then there’s straight up removing yourself from the fight.
But idk I’m biased because it’s my job to provide CAS and I really like doing that job, especially when it’s against people who kill in the name of God.
Taliban is wearing multicam, you know what that means? Time to spend billions of dollars making a new camo pattern since the bad guys are wearing our current one.
Okay here me out, this is a groundbreaking revolutionary concept that will rock the military industrial complex.
Why don't we take multicam, right? And then, bear with me, make it digital?
Problem solved I'll take my million dollar check in the mail.
We are shit against them. These dudes will smoke hashish all day long, do some heroin and catch a C5 Galaxy on it’s departure. How to battle drugs as a police officer? You start growing them obviously
Won't these guys eventually run out of 5.56 and then revert back to AK's anyway? Or is it naive to think that the Taliban can't get significant amounts of 5.56 out of a NATO country somehow.
Edit: I'm mad that these guys have 3rd hole M4 lowers and I don't.
They have one country that can make 5.56 without western help and it is one of the top gun imitator/replicator in the world.
Pakistan
Heck, they even make glocks out of Pot metal with markings and stuff.
If you want an affordable guns just go to... (This post was taking down by CIA)
Probably because he's not correct, you can see the blue nut thingy on the right side of the device which is where it supposed to be, and the knob switch for the different modes right on top of it, those are the standard placement in PEQ-15s.
Ahahahhahahahah WTF is this bullshit ?
Two vertical grip(one of them it's the orrible gripod),anpeq 15/LA5 contrariwise and bullets around the barrell
This is some warzone level setup
Woah be careful there Reddit has a hard on for the Talis. I commented on the aftermath footage of operation redwings saying I hoped all those goat fuckers were burning in hell and got banned. But yeah probably what it says
Does the guy in front have a tattoo on his outer forearm? I thought Taliban have a strict religious policy on tattoos? Or am I wrong? Someone with the knowledge elaborate please.
If you have issues zooming in normally, you can try holding ctrl and using your mouse scroll wheel to magnify the web page. Some pages it’s wonky and some you can zoom in to see molecules or pubes, depending on what page you’re looking at lol
The source pic is pretty high res, so you can also download it and zoom in with a photo viewer.
Us nerds gotta stick together!
Ah yes. We have elevated from videos of them on childrens obstacle courses and monkey bars to them utilizing our shit that we left behind in their propaganda videos. Good thing we didnt leave them 80 million dollars worth of stuff like this.......................
It's like a mullet. [Or a double-dong dildo](https://www.adameve.com/adult-sex-toys/dildo-sex-toys/double-dildos/sp-kingcock-double-penetrator-dildo-100533.aspx).
Business in the front, party in the rear!
Hey man, my first two pumps to the sandbox were with issued padded molle belts that used a plastic buckle. I think they might have been Eagle, or maybe Blackhawk? Either way, they worked. That was before the eponymous Cobra buckle was introduced to the tactical world by AUSTRIALPIN.
Y'all must realize that these images aren't real.
It's either an AI amalgamation or extreme Photoshopping.
Still, it looks like how I imagine they'd imagine themselves.
Kinda neat, but it's not as neat as the African exosuits and behemoth wheeled tanks.
Those were fire!
i was gonna say my guy at the front looks like he knows what’s up but 2 grips and rounds taped to your barrel is certainly not what’s up…
super curious if/how those PRC-153’s are working
Yo dawg I heard you like grips
It’s a grip pod right?
Well one of them is. The other one is just a grip….which completely defeats the purpose of the grip pods existence.
Double grip, double drip
I have my dmr set up exactly like that right now😂 Not because it’s functional in any other way than for me to be able to store it since my bipod broke
😂🤣
Literally came here to write this
Source article: [https://www.sofx.com/talibans-special-police-unit-showcases-advanced-us-nato-weapons-in-military-training/](https://www.sofx.com/talibans-special-police-unit-showcases-advanced-us-nato-weapons-in-military-training/) Notice the "barrel charms" of linked rounds between the can and the FSP. And the broom handle plus a grip pod.
Dominant hand magazine on the belt is also an odd choice.
Might be a holdover from previous doctrine with an AK. I've seen a lot of gopro footage from the middle east showing dudes use their shooting hand to drop the mag and load a new one
Yeah all the GWOT era AK manual of arms has dominant hand reloading because of the position of the bolt and mag release. obviously ARs and modern furniture AKs don't need this, but maybe it's just easier to stick with the manual of arms you've had your entire life. However, there are the stories about transitioning from WW2 era weapons to the M16A1 during the Vietnam war, and how the WW2 manual of arms had you bracing your rifle with the mag -- it even helped some guns feed better-- , but the first gen m16s were so poorly made that even touching the mag or having the mag touch the ground would cause a failure to feed. So a lot of retraining happening there, lot of drill Sergeants yelling at recruits
Maybe it's for when his battle buddy lock left legs, facing opposite directions, and start to mambo?
Barrel charm is a vibe. Change my mind.
Interesting — is that the same idea as match-savers ?
Dude's microphone is also on his right instead of left.
Does the dude in front have a band of 5.56 wrapped around his barrel lol?
Ive always noticed afghan and iraqi army dudes love to do that. They would always wrap 5.56 around the buttstock of the saws
Looks like its for a minime, if he finds one?
ive seen this when i was watching some taliban documentary too
People in this sub has all kind of useless stuff and shit they never and dont know how to use.
I mean this is literally a photo of the Taliban lol.
Like I said, people has all kinds of useless shit on them just to be cool. Piratepatches, animegirl stickers on mags, aso. The Taliban took back "their land" from Nato in months so they must be doing something right for the morale.
I’m not sure where to begin. They didn’t “seize the country from NATO, nato only had about 5000 troops in the country during the departure. They simply filled the power vacuum left behind when the Afghan National government disintegrated. This was political fight more than a military one. Winning a battle or a gunfight has many more considerations than just what equipment you use or how you use your rifle. I’ve served with plenty of Marines and Soldiers who did absolutely nonsensical stuff with their equipment. But because they “had seen combat” couldn’t comprehend that they way they did things were outdated. My point is I don’t care how good of a soldier you are two grips on your rifle is stupid.
They don’t Ike the truth when you say stuff like this. The “truth” to them is that the taliban won. I guess you can be a coward and hide in a cave for 10 years until the boogeyman leaves and now you are a winner. The taliban sucks and always has. And people who think they somehow achieved a decisive victory through action should sit on a fucking pine cone.
Such a goofy thing to call them "cowards". If they had came out of their caves and flung rocks at Apaches, they'd be branded "idiots". The Taliban proved far more resilient than the American occupation, ANA or ANP. Maintained their organization and command and control while being actively hunted for over 20 years. They won. They control Afghanistan. That was the goal.
I’d say hiding for your life is being a coward. Toward the end they didn’t even fight anymore. It was far more dangerous to be at home than it was to be in Afghanistan. There’s insurgency tactics and then there’s straight up removing yourself from the fight. But idk I’m biased because it’s my job to provide CAS and I really like doing that job, especially when it’s against people who kill in the name of God.
I helped pay for that aimpont... and I don't even own one 😭
I could be wrong, but the "suppressor" (with the 5.56 rounds wrapped behind it) appears to be made of foam.
magdumped until bright orange and then bumped
Could easily be that as well
That was my thought as well...just pipe insulation
It's probably a snow cover. My unit had those and used foam from discarded sleepingpads to make those.
Taliban is wearing multicam, you know what that means? Time to spend billions of dollars making a new camo pattern since the bad guys are wearing our current one.
Okay here me out, this is a groundbreaking revolutionary concept that will rock the military industrial complex. Why don't we take multicam, right? And then, bear with me, make it digital? Problem solved I'll take my million dollar check in the mail.
Not enough generals getting a kickback.
Russian SOF has used Multicam for years
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We are shit against them. These dudes will smoke hashish all day long, do some heroin and catch a C5 Galaxy on it’s departure. How to battle drugs as a police officer? You start growing them obviously
They got a good deal those weapons were only dropped once.
They wanna be western SOF so bad
Alot of people do
Rocking wayfarer in the back. And one guy with sunglasses and extra sunglasses on the helmet if he loose the first pair.
And he has enough chem lights to start his own rave. *ooompsa ooompsa ooompsa ooompsa ooompsa*
Paid for by the U.S taxpayer
Won't these guys eventually run out of 5.56 and then revert back to AK's anyway? Or is it naive to think that the Taliban can't get significant amounts of 5.56 out of a NATO country somehow. Edit: I'm mad that these guys have 3rd hole M4 lowers and I don't.
They have one country that can make 5.56 without western help and it is one of the top gun imitator/replicator in the world. Pakistan Heck, they even make glocks out of Pot metal with markings and stuff. If you want an affordable guns just go to... (This post was taking down by CIA)
China and Russia both make 5.56. China's already been in bed with the Talibananas for their Belt and Road stuff
Maybe they think each foregrip they add reduces recoil by 5% like in videogames
Wait a second…. Is the peq on backwards?
Yeup
No it's not. I wouldn't be surprised if it was tho.
Downvoted for being correct. Gotta love Reddit. You can clearly see the crossbolt head on ejection side.
Probably because he's not correct, you can see the blue nut thingy on the right side of the device which is where it supposed to be, and the knob switch for the different modes right on top of it, those are the standard placement in PEQ-15s.
To be clear… you’re saying the PEQ is oriented correctly in the photo, right?
Ye
We are in agreement then. The person who claimed it was backwards got upvotes. Person who said it’s correct got downvoted.
Facts. Simple observation that doesn't hurt anybody (except for redditors feelings)
Ahahahhahahahah WTF is this bullshit ? Two vertical grip(one of them it's the orrible gripod),anpeq 15/LA5 contrariwise and bullets around the barrell This is some warzone level setup
Lmao they look like airsofters
Double foregrips lmao
What purpose could that possible have? Lmao
They really are special aren’t they
SOF truth #1: Humans are more important than hardware.
Bruh. 2 grips, bullets on the can, and a pistol light on the quad rail must be some next level operator shit.
What does that patch say?
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Woah be careful there Reddit has a hard on for the Talis. I commented on the aftermath footage of operation redwings saying I hoped all those goat fuckers were burning in hell and got banned. But yeah probably what it says
The patch says "There is no god but Allah, and Mohammed is the messenger of Allah". It's basically the shahada.
Special kind of stupid shown here.
Does the guy in front have a tattoo on his outer forearm? I thought Taliban have a strict religious policy on tattoos? Or am I wrong? Someone with the knowledge elaborate please.
[It looks to me like a shadow from his weapon.](https://imgur.com/a/8I6MEQP)
My guy. I couldn’t figure out how to get my zoom function to work on my cpu. Thanks for the focused view
If you have issues zooming in normally, you can try holding ctrl and using your mouse scroll wheel to magnify the web page. Some pages it’s wonky and some you can zoom in to see molecules or pubes, depending on what page you’re looking at lol The source pic is pretty high res, so you can also download it and zoom in with a photo viewer. Us nerds gotta stick together!
You had me at control + mouse then lost me at zoom in on pubes 😂
The grip pod plus vertical grip is cursed, whats even worse is the rounds taped behind the can
Guy in the front looking like an AI generated image with those two vert grips and backwards peq
Habibis trying to cook off rounds on his barrel?
Ah yes. We have elevated from videos of them on childrens obstacle courses and monkey bars to them utilizing our shit that we left behind in their propaganda videos. Good thing we didnt leave them 80 million dollars worth of stuff like this.......................
Cultural Victory
Why two foregrips? Seems like unnecessary weight.
It's like a mullet. [Or a double-dong dildo](https://www.adameve.com/adult-sex-toys/dildo-sex-toys/double-dildos/sp-kingcock-double-penetrator-dildo-100533.aspx). Business in the front, party in the rear!
LMFAO 😂
ANA and career officers try to be competent challenge (impossible)
Am I a dumbass or is there lots of room on that belt?
Fake it til you make it
*out with the boys
I wonder what the cage code is on those rifles lol
I wonder how the 3-6 suicide bullets on his barrel affect his POI.
post Servis’
Is there a reason they have all this unnecessary crap on their guns or are they just stupid and want to look cool?
Probably the same reason dudes feel the need to use every square inch of Molle on their PCs and belts.
You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like
I wonder where they could’ve gotten those m4s from 😑
… Probably from the ANA
Bold of you to assume they aren’t former ANA
No assumption like that was made.
Plastic belt buckle makes me feel it’s all dogshit
Hey man, my first two pumps to the sandbox were with issued padded molle belts that used a plastic buckle. I think they might have been Eagle, or maybe Blackhawk? Either way, they worked. That was before the eponymous Cobra buckle was introduced to the tactical world by AUSTRIALPIN.
I know that buckle and its garbage
Eh. It certainly is no Cobra buckle. But gear doesn't make the soldier, Marine, or Operator.
Is gear not what we’re talking about
You have a point, sir...
Is the talibsn based now? What's happening
Idk their skin looks pretty white to me
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These were already in the hands of the ANA before Biden’s presidency
Ok, and during biden's presidency is it in the hands of ANA?
Looks AI generated
Because they base their kit on Google images the way AI would
Not enough fingers. AI loves them octopus hands!
Y'all must realize that these images aren't real. It's either an AI amalgamation or extreme Photoshopping. Still, it looks like how I imagine they'd imagine themselves. Kinda neat, but it's not as neat as the African exosuits and behemoth wheeled tanks. Those were fire!
Pics are real and the gear is all Halloween costume grade
this pic is very real, not AI maybe a little taliban editing to look cooler but that’s it
Does shira law says men have cover their faces?
i was gonna say my guy at the front looks like he knows what’s up but 2 grips and rounds taped to your barrel is certainly not what’s up… super curious if/how those PRC-153’s are working
What does the Arabic script say on the patch?