Retrograde Going Well?

It appears that the Commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A) is comfortable with the progress of retrograde from Afghanistan. The number of troops is diminishing at a steady rate - and lots of equipment is flowing home (or being transferred to Afghans or being scrapped). View a short video by MG James Richardson on the retrograde progress.

Retrograde of MRAPs from Afghanistan

The retrograde of MRAPs from Afghanistan is proving to be expensive. In addition, many question the continued need for the MRAPs. The MRAP was built specifically for a counterinsurgency conflict where insurgents used improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to blow up vehicles along roads. As the military turns its attention to being able to fight a full-spectrum conflict the debate on the usefulness of the MRAPs in future warfare is ongoing. Learn more about this topic in "High Afghan Exit Costs Force US Military to Contemplate End of Era", Defense Daily Update, December 16, 2013.

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Learn more about retrograde operations from Afghanistan.
www.afghanwarnews.info/topics/retrograde.htm