AMD-65
Two Afghans, probably police cadets, with the Hungarian made AMD-65. The short, compact overall size makes it popular to carry in vehicles or conceal under robes. Although the muzzle brake helps tame recoil, it’s design creates rather significant muzzle blast, making it uncomfortable for the person standing beside you.
Smoke break…
Afghan soldier taking a rest in the shade. He has an RPG-7 gunner pack which can hold either 2 to 4 rockets depending on who made it. An actual RPG-7 full canvas carry case though is extremely rare, I’ve only seen one and it was part of a massive inert ordnance collection.
Payday…
An Afghan Local Policeman receives his first payment in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 9, 2013. Afghan Local Police complement counterinsurgency efforts by assisting and supporting rural areas with limited Afghan National Security Forces presence, in order to enable conditions for improved security, governance and development. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau/Released)
U.S. Marine Lt. Scott Holub of Pasadena, Md., from 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, runs carrying an Afghan National Army soldier who was shot in the leg during a battle with the Taliban.
Humility at its finest.
An Afghan soldier stands guard during a gathering in Gushta district of Jalalabad east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
NATO troops inspect the site of a suicide bomb attack in Kabul, on November 21, 2012. (Reuters/Omar Sobhani)
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/multimedia/os-poynter-conflict-zone-photography-20111111,0,3965608.story
Afghanistan British and Afghan troops battle Taliban. (Jason P. Howe)Orlando Sentinel
November 11, 2011
Afghan army soldiers fire a mortar to calibrate it at Combat Outpost Keating in eastern Afghanistan January 19, 2009.
Dramatic photo of troops taking fire in Afghanistan. Foreground, US paratrooper fires at the enemy by AN HONORABLE GERMAN on Flickr.
An American officer gives aiming tips to an Afghan soldier at FOB Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan. March 13, 2012.
Belt-fed…
An Afghan soldier with an older M16 rifle and a PKM. You can see the distinct ammo belt links, and the PKM’s forward folding bipod. The M16 looks like it has the older triangular handguards.
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I mostly reblog military pictures and stuff I find funny or thoughtful/interesting.
I also reblog lots of Band of Brothers/The Pacific/Generation Kill stuff. I'm planning to join the Royal Military College a year or two after I get out of high school to become an Infantry officer in the Canadian Forces. No, I'm not a homicidal maniac so fuck off. Iron Maiden is my strawberry jam. The bacon to my ears. The reason I've been learning the guitar since August of this year(and I still suck at it). I listen to just about any type of music besides R&B and most rap. Send me an ask if you're up for a bit of meaningless chatter.
Tumblr is where I spend all my spare time. You'll see death and destruction. You'll see kittens and puppies. You'll see what my idea of a sense of humour is(hint: it's dull and about as funny as watching somebody throw a bag of puppies off a cliff, which isn't funny at all). You'll see how awkward and stupid I can be. I will bitch about everything. You'll probably unfollow me within five minutes. And one other thing: my Canadian nationalism reaches a fanatical extreme, so you'll often see me rave about how fucking awesome Canada is.
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