Rudyard Kipling"
“When you're left wounded on Afganistan's plains and
the women come out to cut up what remains, Just roll to your rifle
and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldier”
General Douglas MacArthur"
“We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.”
“It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.” “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.”
“May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .” “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
“Nobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
The Soldier stood and faced God
Which must always come to pass
He hoped his shoes were shining
Just as bright as his brass
"Step forward you Soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't
Because those of us who carry guns
Can't always be a saint."
I've had to work on Sundays
And at times my talk was tough,
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny
That wasn't mine to keep.
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep,
The Soldier squared his shoulders and said
And I never passed a cry for help
Though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand,
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod
As the Soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you Soldier,
You've borne your burden well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."
‘3 pilots of Taliban Air Force graduated, ready for mission’, picture goes viral, triggers memes and jokes, here is what we know
Monday, February 13, 2023
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The image of three men holding their 'pilot licence' and 'ready for mission' had gone viral on social media earlier this week. A photograph of three men holding ‘pilot licence’ with a picture of
helicopter embossed on certificate has gone viral on social media.
The
three bare-footed men wearing traditional Afghani attire can be seen
holding certificates in their hands while sitting in an office. The
photograph surfaced on February 7, when a journalist from Afghanistan,
Kabul Khan, shared it
on Twitter. He wrote, “Congratulation and good luck to Surgol, Torkhan
and Hefzahullah, three pilots of the Taliban Air Force who graduated
from a training course. They look great and ready for the Mission.”
He added, “No question they look like a Soldier and ready for the Mission.”
The photograph was also shared by Haroon Mobarez, General of the Ministry of Interior Commander of the 8th Brigade. He wrote,
“The newly graduated Taliban pilots from a training centre. Their
documents show that they have become pilots in the operational
helicopter section. If, God forbid, when they fly, they will shoot from
above any living thing they see on the ground.” (The tweet was
translated from Persian to English using Google Translate.)
