From Arms Dealer To King of War

 Chapter 1401 Smart people simplify complex things

Qiao Jia chatted with a group of grassroots military officers from Afghanistan for a long time...

 The needs of this group of people are actually very simple...

They knew that if they fled to Pakistan with their families and their families, the only outcome would be to become the lowest class of refugees.

 So as long as there is any chance, they are willing to stay.

 The monthly salary of this group of people is only 150 US dollars, and it is owed at least 4 to 6 months every year. Now these soldiers in Kandahar base have not received their salary for half a year.

In order to support their families in the past few months, they have been reselling the materials in the base. However, after P.B. came, the ownership of the Kandahar base fell into P.B.'s hands. Those who came all the way from Afika Xiaohei will never allow them to do this again.

In order to alleviate the anxiety of these government soldiers, P.B.'s cooking squad took over a large amount of logistics supplies from the NATO troops left behind, allowing these soldiers to eat P.B. standard meals, and even allowed them to take some outside. Food goes home to feed the family…

Then Lao Zhu from the giant infrastructure company stepped forward and hired these people, arranged for them to work as temporary workers and security guards at a nearby material warehouse construction site, and paid them wages on time, which stabilized them.

Looking at the government troops in other parts of Afghanistan, you will know that those who are able to stay in place and stick to their posts in an organized manner, except for a part of the capital Kabul, are the only ones left in Kandahar.

Taban's offensive was too fierce. Except for the port city of Spinbuldak in the south of Kandahar, they captured all the port cities in Afghanistan, forming a political and economic double encirclement of the government forces.

The Afghan government advertises that it has 300,000 troops, but according to Boss Qiao’s understanding, this number may contain 80% or more!

 It would be good if the actual regular army of the entire Afghan army is 60,000. The remaining 240,000 are either eating empty pay, or the military chiefs from various places use funds and equipment funded by NATO to support their men.

The regular army of less than 60,000 people is distributed in 34 provinces of Afghanistan. The number of soldiers in the government army is not as large as that of Ta L class, and it is not as flexible as Ta L class.

Once NATO withdrew and lost air support, facing the flexible mobilization of Ta L squadron, the government troops most of the time used less to fight more.

Moreover, the government troops are either surrounded by warlord leaders with vacillating positions, or the commanders themselves are greedy military leaders. It is a joke to let these government troops hold on.

 That's why Boss Qiao said that a government that cannot even hold on to its own power will bring more harm than good to the country.

Because they were so bad that even the United States couldn't pull them up even with all its strength. In the end, when the NATO military leaders who came to Afghanistan saw this situation, they simply let it go and let everyone do the accounting and make money together.

Those so-called high-level officials of the country have not considered the future of Afghanistan at all. They may even think that Afghanistan has no future.

 Once these people run away in the end, the civil servants and soldiers at the grassroots level in Afghanistan will be finished...

Boss Qiao doesn’t expect that his words will make these government soldiers struggling on the edge shed their blood...

 But if P·B wants to establish a stable situation in Kandahar, someone must be able to check and balance the power of Taban.

  Winning a group of idealistic soldiers, establishing a city guard with combat effectiveness, and posing a big problem for the Tower L class, and then Boss Qiao can mediate and mediate from the perspective of a third party.

This is a commonly used political routine in the world, but Boss Qiao is not doing it for personal gain, let alone manipulating the internal politics of Afghanistan, but to leave a life-saving channel for Afghanistan while maintaining stability as much as possible .

 In fact, in the last five years of the Afghan War, the Taliban basically stopped fighting with NATO troops. As long as they did not meet in a tight encounter or were targeted, they usually only fought against government troops.

Even in order to ease the conflict with NATO, they are still making great efforts to suppress extremist organizations such as Al Qaeda. Sumani told Boss Qiao that the collective transfer of al Qaeda in Afghanistan to North Africa happened in this context.

Had they not done this, the United States would never have met and negotiated with them in Qatar.

These people can carry the united front work to the lowest level and gain support. It is unrealistic to rely solely on religion. They have strong political ideals and vision, and know what is the most important issue at the moment.

 If the domestic economy of Afghanistan cannot be stabilized, Afghanistan will immediately return to the tribal political situation of the Soviet era.

And if they want to stabilize the economy, they have to support Boss Joe’s Kandahar plan...

Even if Boss Qiao gathers the government troops and forms a team as the Kandahar City Guards that will make them eat flies, they still have to hold their noses and shout "brothers" to these soldiers...

If they cannot even tolerate such a team, even if the Taliban takes over the entire Afghanistan, they will not see any hope of development in the next ten or even twenty years.

 Because the same thing happened!

  In 1996, the Taliban won the civil war and overthrew the Soviet-backed government.

But the first thing they did when they entered Kabul was to carry out a brutal purge, and the set of things they pursued were severely judged by the international community, so their legitimacy was never recognized, so they encountered a brutal blockade.

 At that time, Europe and the United States were the ones calling the shots for the international community, and their blockade was really not just talk.

They can really make a humanitarian disaster happen in Afghanistan, and then stand by and do nothing to you. Not only will they not help, they will also prevent others from helping. This place eventually became a hotbed of terrorism and gave birth to many terrible things.

 It was not only Europe and the United States that suffered, but also Da'ou and the old mother suffered greatly, and finally had to face them with the most cautious attitude.

 So when NATO sent troops to Afghanistan, everyone in the Security Council voted in favor.

The post-80s generation of Afghans have experienced these things, and the Taliban are certainly no exception. No matter how stubborn they are, they must make some changes in the face of the painful lessons of the past 40 years.

 A country with extremely weak industrial capabilities, unable to be self-sufficient in food problems, and unable to effectively develop and utilize its empty mines, finding ways to integrate into the international community is almost their only option, and even paying some price for this is necessary.

 This is the most important bargaining chip in Qiao Jia’s hand…

Stabilize the basic base by showing strength, and then clearly express P·B’s position to them. After confirming the importance of Kandahar, force them to compromise with P·B through huge internal and external pressure.

This matter can only be promoted by a non-state third party like P·B. If any country intervenes, in order to maintain their dignity, the Taliban must fight to the end. of.

Now Boss Qiao has made it clear that they can use "one dollar" to hire P.B. Such a good step is here, and it would be inhumane for them not to step on it.

As for whether they will burn bridges and kick P·B away after stabilizing the situation in Afghanistan, Boss Qiao doesn't care at all.

Because it would be unrealistic for Taban to achieve this level within ten or eight years...

The internal power distribution alone will exhaust their efforts, and even restarting a civil war is not impossible.

Moreover, P·B and the Humanitarian Channel enjoy the "security dividend". There is no problem with safety. P·B does not have enough room for profit. If they really do it, why are they still here? It is not only a waste of energy but also trouble. It’s annoying, and it doesn’t make any **** money.

It is not too difficult for Boss Qiao to appease a group of restless soldiers, but it is not easy to persuade them to collectively bow to Tower L and become a team that can be relied on.

But no matter what they choose in the end, Boss Qiao has fulfilled his responsibility to them. If there is trouble in the future, don't blame P.B.'s manpower.

 The second thing is that there are always a few guys with ideals who are willing to become the kind of soldiers that Boss Qiao mentioned. As long as a seed is planted, Boss Qiao believes that he will be able to attract more soldiers who are stronger and more honorable to join.

 Aqionghan's national defense force is not good, but their special forces' combat effectiveness is still sufficient.

　　P·BWhether it is anti-drug or counter-terrorism, if there is a strong special forces force to provide support, the task will become much simpler.

 Qiao Liang was standing not far away when Boss Qiao was calming the soldiers...

Seeing the low-level officers watching his eldest brother leave with bright eyes, Qiao Liang followed in the footsteps of Boss Qiao and said: "Brother, is what you just said true?

 Will Class L agree to your request? "

As Qiao Jia walked, he looked sideways at Qiao Liang and said with a smile: "Xiao Liang, do you want to meet the senior leaders of Tower L class and get to know these guys who are described as demons by Europe and America? This will help you become more familiar with the situation." A comprehensive understanding of the world.”

Upon hearing this, Qiao Liang pointed to his nose and said, "Me? What do I have to talk to them about?"

Qiaojia said with a smile: "Don't be nervous, I will invite some of them to Kandahar, and you can talk to them on the topic of 'drug control'."

 “Anti-drugs?”

Qiao Liang looked at his brother in surprise. A few minutes later, he caught up with Boss Qiao and said, "Brother, the land taken by Hongtongtong Agricultural Company is to set an anti-drug model for local farmers. You want me to use this Talk to them as an entry point?”

Qiao Jia nodded and said: "That's pretty much what it means, but I think you should be more open-minded and try to understand them from their perspective in order to find the key to solving the problem.

You may not believe it, but at this stage, drug control in Afghanistan is the most difficult but also the easiest task..."

As he spoke, Qiao Jia glanced at Qiao Liang, who was a little confused, and said with a smile: "The most difficult thing is because it is impossible to destroy Jin Xinyue's drug industry.

 Easiest, because at this stage, it is easy for the anti-drug campaign to achieve results in Aqionghan...

 Because their current drug cultivation scale exceeds 300,000 hectares, they are the largest source of HLY drugs in the world.

 In the best period of Afghanistan, the food self-sufficiency rate was only 70%..."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Liang patted his head and said, "I understand..."

 (End of this chapter)