Afghan Army Gets Armored Personnel Carriers

Afghan Army Gets Armored Personnel Carriers

KABUL, Afghanistan, April 28, 2005 — The Afghan National Army is getting a new look over the next few months. As a result of a recent equipment donation, they will appear a little less Soviet and a little more like their Coalition partners.

The Afghan National Army recently took delivery of 10 M113A2 armored personnel carriers from the United States at Camp Pol-e-Charkhi, on the outskirts of Kabul. This was the first shipment of vehicles with more to follow.

Lt. Col. David Braxton, logistics operations chief at the Office of Military Cooperation-Afghanistan, said, “Based on the force structure designed for Afghanistan’s internal threat, armored personnel carriers were identified as a requirement for the Afghanistan National Army.

The U.S. M113A2s are an excess defense article, which allows them to be donated. Given the performance and popularity of the M113s around the world, it is an excellent match for the (Afghan National Army’s) (armored personnel carrier) requirement.”


http://www.defendamerica.mil/articles/apr2005/a042805la2.html

they work and work well and they are simple to mantain.

carriers.

Aren't are troops being shot up in the unprotected Humvees?

... excuse me... Taliban.... have NO experience in knocking out lightly armored vehicles. The Soviets just drove their tanks and APCs all over with impunity during their Afghan clusterfuck.

Note: Armor-piercing sarcasm alert.

all it is,is an aluminum coffin on tracks.

The M113 is rated to stop 10.5 mm rounds - basically AK47 rounds and some slightly larger bullets. However, my understanding is that many of the M113s (some of which the military would like to deploy to Iraq) are being "up armoured" to provide RPG and .50 cal protection.

I support the afghan mission, so I am not upset they are getting these vehicles. As for uparmoured M113s in Iraq - a great idea for our troups stuck in a war I wholly dont support - it's typical administration -- too little, too late