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Afghan commandos
![Russia Recruiting US-trained Afghan Commandos, Vets Say Russia Recruiting US-trained Afghan Commandos, Vets Say](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-11-01-134749.jpg)
Russia Recruiting US-trained Afghan Commandos, Vets Say
By Bernard Condon
"We didn't get these individuals out as we promised, and now it's coming home to roost," said Michael Mulroy, a retired CIA officer who served in Afghanistan.
![Inside the Minds of Afghanistan’s Commandos Inside the Minds of Afghanistan’s Commandos](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-41_lds_1_1.jpg)
Inside the Minds of Afghanistan’s Commandos
By Franz J. Marty
It’s said Afghanistan’s special forces have never lost a battle, but what do they think of the war?
![2016 Fighting Season Highlights Vulnerabilities for Afghan Forces 2016 Fighting Season Highlights Vulnerabilities for Afghan Forces](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-23_14-46-59.jpg)
2016 Fighting Season Highlights Vulnerabilities for Afghan Forces
By Shawn Snow
Why the fortress fiefdom effect is reducing the combat capabilities of Afghan forces.
![Afghan Commandos: Afghanistan’s First, Last, and Best Line of Defense Afghan Commandos: Afghanistan’s First, Last, and Best Line of Defense](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-23_14-46-59.jpg)
Afghan Commandos: Afghanistan’s First, Last, and Best Line of Defense
By Shawn Snow
Commandos are the country's best hope for staving off advances from the Taliban and ISIS.
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