Kabul,November 14:Given the state of the war in Afghanistan: entering its ninth year with record violence, worsening conditions, and increasing numbers of American soldiers accomplishing less and less, it should hardly come as a surprise that morale among the soldiers there is falling.
A survey taken by the Army shows morale at the platoon level markedly lower than in either 2005 or the 2007 surveys, though they said that suicide prevention training was improved.
The survey also noted that morale levels among troops got progressively worse as the number of tours of duty they had increased, with those on their third or fourth tour in Afghanistan much worse off than those with fewer deployments. The problem was not only combat fatigue; multiple tours of duty appear to have done serious damages to many of the soldiers’ marriages.
The survey also showed that the number of mental health staff in Afghanistan was not nearly as high as the 700:1 ratio sought by the Army.
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Well Said my friend. May
Well Said my friend. May Allah give hidayath to these soldiers to lay arms and also help and protect the innocent people of iraq and afghan against evil (AMERICA). Insallah victory to those soldiers who are fighting against evil (AMERICA & ZIONIST) aggression. May ALLAH bless help these soldiers and protect there families...........Ameen.
Its solution is to go back
There is simple medicine for the US troops, their morale and health both can be improved - They should be call back to their home country by their masters and thats all.
These soldiers know well that the fight they are fighting are neither for their country nor they are going to win.
Any soldier joins Army for two reasons ( i ) Employment
( ii ) Love for his own country, But in Afghanistan and Iraq case these basic objectives are lost, their employment is not secure because their life itself is unsecure and secondly this war is not at all anything to do with their own country, Afghanis will never be able to become a threat to US till the end of the world.
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