The Afghans where getting beat by the Russians very badly until the US gave them cash, stinger missiles, mortars, etc., then trained how to work as a team to use them effectively. We are still there after 20 years because people with lucrative contracts don’t want the country fixed, otherwise they could not make any more money if we left.
They don’t have the disciple, training, or teamwork skills to accomplish anything. People think that having arms is enough. It is not.
Afghanistan pushed out the US and the Russians and it's basically persistent dudes with AKs. The US had to resort to bribing the Taliban
The Afghans where getting beat by the Russians very badly until the US gave them cash, stinger missiles, mortars, etc., then trained how to work as a team to use them effectively. We are still there after 20 years because people with lucrative contracts don’t want the country fixed, otherwise they could not make any more money if we left.
The movie is called Charlie Wilson's War.