Usually, Terrorist recruitment vids are pretty cringe, with Loud religious music, accompanied by questionable shooting techniques. This new video Just released however, shows a new side of the T-Ban. This video has all the polish and cinematics of A Garand Thumb or Botkins T-Rex utube glamor reel.
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“What I appreciate about the Taliban is they at least show us where our taxpayer dollars are going—this is the Special Police Units (GCPSU), this video was released yesterday”
What is The GPSU?
Thought you’d never ask after a quick search the lads over at Grey Dynamics had this to say
The Taliban GCPSU (General Command of Police Special Units) are the Taliban’s special police units. It is tasked with confronting domestic threats and combating the Afghan narcotics trade. Equipped with an array of advanced weaponry (inherited from its predecessor under the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan) it has undergone a significant shift in terms of organisation and training. By attempting to mirror police special forces units such as GSG 9, SCO19 and the FBI Hostage Rescue Team, it is the elite of the Taliban police force.
The Taliban took over the GCPSU following their victory over the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in 2021. It was previously the premier elite task force which was mentored by NATO special operations units tasked with countering terrorist threats.
The 2021 pull-out of NATO forces from Afghanistan resulted in a swift Taliban takeover in virtually every province. As such, the GCPSU and the Ministry of Interior Affairs merged into the re-invigorated Taliban. Consequently, the group is now used by the Taliban in anti-terrorism aimed at countering ISIS-K (Islamic State Khorasan Province), anti-narcotics operations and general security of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
Following the takeover, many of the original GPCSU operatives fled to Pakistan to avoid retaliation from the Taliban over their collaboration with NATO forces. Around 200 of the operatives faced deportation from Pakistan in 2023 and statements by the soldiers reflected a common sentiment: they had been ‘betrayed by the British government’. [Source]
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Either way you look at it, this fighting force is no longer dudes in flipflops, and is quickly becoming more than the butt of the GWOT joke.
