Comments by "Reg regan" (@regregan5755) on "US military disabled aircraft before leaving Kabul airport | AFP" video.

@raymondquinton5960 @45 of the best and obviously flyable aircraft were taken to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan by their Afghan pilots, many were actually already destroyed in the fighting and considering a good number of the 200 were already in differing levels of dis-repair by their own admission exactly how many aircraft do you think the Taliban have operational? So far I have seen 1 blackhawk? Hardly what I would call an Air force and tbh I give even that 3-6 months before it is grounded without proper and on going maintenance.
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@raymondquinton5960 soooo, you don't know? Got it.
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@raymondquinton5960 oh your close friend? ahh classic, well then like I said how many do you think they have, remember, the original question? The numbers I quoted are public knowledge, no secret friends here just a little thing called the internet for all to see but hey, why would I have any reason to doubt your close friend right?
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@gunwright3481 "them" being flown? So far I have seen 1 blackhawk that they have been using for joyrides and abit of PR flag waving, what are these others you speak of?
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@Strawbberrypiee haha you really believing the hype huh? you are literally just quoting the total figures for the entire ANA and Afghan air force PRIOR to the Taliban takeover and before US support ceased when it is already well known most of the air force is either disabled or in Uzbekistan so why do you keep insisting Taliban have 200 aircraft?? They have at least 70 wrecks at Kabul airport alone and so far I have seen 1 flying blackhawk doing the rounds and good luck keeping that maintenance hog in the air, I give it 6 months then they will probably have to switch over to those fighter jets you keep mentioning, which is strange considering the Afghan air force did not have any as of the takeover/rollover other than the turboprop tucanos and a couple of decorative l39 jet trainers which are hardly jet fighters by any stretch of the imagination. To put it into perspective even their neighbours would hardly be concerned if they did get them flying never mind anyone else.
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@igorvasilyev1719 exactly, this is why the afghan air force were transitioning to the blackhawks in the first place as the mi8s were becoming increasingly difficult to maintain and source parts for so now the blackhawk (singular...) will face the same problems. The Taliban air force is not actually getting off to a flying start all things considered.
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@raymondquinton5960 these are the people on the ground saying it, they are the US forces on the ground who disabled them, ex Afghan forces who took the aircraft, reporters on the ground reporting it or are you saying these people are lying and these pictures, video and personal accounts are doctored? Would be a big claim champ. Not only is the internet great but also provides actual realtime footage, that you can see, with your eyes, on the internet....as opposed to you making claims on the internet in the chat that is
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@raymondquinton5960 obviously? Why is that exactly?? remember I asked you the question and you still have not answered. I'm looking at actual footage and you're saying, your "close friend" told you...but yea I'm the one making up stuff. And nope, I didn't think there were no US citizens stranded in Afghanistan, I know there is, ironically because of all these internet sources you claim to be false. In fact this is the first time I have ever heard that, from you, so this is awkward as no one else I follow has even remotely said anything like that? I like how you are trying to tell me what media I follow though, you've already failed.
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@hindugoat2302 what about the 3rd group that flew to Uzbekistan? And the 4th group destroyed in the week of "fighting"? And the 5th group disabled by the semi competent Afghanis when they realised it was all going south? And the 6th group that wasn't even flyable in the first place?
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@empnadajhhh9469 what do think China wants old blackhawks or humvees for exactly? For some Chinese Schwarzenegger movie props?? They already have their own versions of each and have done for years, they don't need this junk unless for some nostalgic target practice.
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@Strawbberrypiee haha what battle was that? What country never mind countries are they going to "take over"?? Tonga? Drive there in their humvees wearing their vests ya reckon? Takes abit more than night vision goggles to win a war against another country, especially considering almost every other army already has that gear, and more, and knows how to use it. You been watching too many movies champ, you seriously need to stop fan boying the Taliban just because they have finally caught up to a basic army, just. All the gear they have now is already old, it's only modern for the Taliban, it's basic kit for everyone else. Haha good laugh though!
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@Strawbberrypiee bahahaha, they didn't "take" Afghanistan, they literally waited until the US left and the Afghan army rolled over a played dead. They just showed up and put some uniforms on they found in a warehouse and now you think they can take on the world because they finally have helmets?? Are you actually serious? This is too good!!
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@Strawbberrypiee that's what happens when you hide away, no one finds you. The US got bored and left, waste of time, waste of money, waste of effort. You seriously didn't they were staying forever did you?? Afghanistan is Afghanistans problem now, already falling apart, should turn back into dust anytime now. Lucky they got night vision goggles though right? gonna be real handy in a collapsing economy, be able to see people hungry at night as well!
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@Strawbberrypiee So why you think they signed the deal champ? For fun??
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@gunwright3481 they have strykers and Abrams? Ahh what??? Feel free to put the links up. That flying C130 would be good as well
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@hindugoat2302 I have hundreds of dollars worth of socks in my sock drawer from over 5 years ago as well, I left them on the side of the road in a rubbish bag to make space for my new socks and a homeless guy took them. This homeless guy has hundreds of dollars worth of socks apparently....good for him huh? The US literally gives away crap like this every year to countries all over the planet, it benefits them just as much as the people they give them so they can then get more new improved and up to date crap. Haha If the Taliban really played their cards right they may even give them some more humvees considering they've already got the replacement JLTVs now ironically because Afghanistan showed just how vulnerable humvees are in a modern battlefield, even against low tech adversaries....fleets of anything you own cost a lot of money to keep wether you use them or not.
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@hindugoat2302 so you understand the Taliban "beat" the US helicopters, airplanes and "APCs" with ak47s in Toyota hiluxs yet cannot grasp the local insurgents can do the same with their ak47s and Toyota hiluxs to topple the taliban and their helicopter (singular), airplane (what airplane is that?) and "APCs"?? Pretty convenient argument huh? Yes the A10 is one of the top assets on the battlefield, which is probably why the Taliban do not have any along with any U2 spy planes sooo...weird comparison either way.
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@gunwright3481 oh so now you are saying there are warehouses full of strykers and Abrams because "some lady" said it on Facebook, that's generally what people who have no clue say. When someone says to "look it up" yourself that's the big giveaway it's BS and then makes me wonder what else they are plucking out of thin air?? I heard they are flying aircraft that was "left" at Bagram as well because "some guy" said it on YouTube...see how this works? Why would the US leave aircraft at Bagram? For the cleaners?
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@dclprogramming really? You find it hard to believe they could evacuate 278 people an hour from an international airport? Considering a single C-17 lifted off with over 800 people alone and that C-17s were flying in and out constantly (not 1 an hour either) It's really not that hard to believe at all. They were only flying out to nearby staging countries where airliners flew them onto other countries and then flew back in, they were not refuelling in Kabul as they didn't need too, literally just land, load up and leave. Our aircraft that flew in only spent 30mins on the ground before leaving and there were multiple aircraft on the tarmac at any one time. Kabul was the main international airport for the entire country so it can handle a lot of aircraft at once, definately more than 1 747 an hour haha (not that any 747s flew in anyway).
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@empnadajhhh9469 but apparently you do right? It is literally an armoured truck not an F-35, there is nothing ground breaking or earth shattering about the MRAPs left in Afghanistan champ so calm down with the tech theories. You honestly think China does not have armoured vehicles??? There is a good reason the US left all these humvees, MRAPs even aircraft in Afghanistan for the Afghans, they are literally low tech death traps that even the US is currently moving away from, ironically from lessons learnt in places like Afghanistan. If you think China even cares about humvees, M4 rifles, blackhawks or even MRAPs you are either underestimating Chinas technology or overestimating Afghanistans.
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@anonymoususer4193 "just popped the tires"....is that what the US forces or the Taliban at the airport said? We/They just popped the tires?? So Taliban was so 'disappointed and angry' about Kabul international because they "popped the tires"?? Are you serious champ?
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