My thoughts on Afghanistan

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I have been accused of being a baby killer.
I have been called a puppet of my Government sent to invade
another country and do the dirty work on the ground. 
I've been assured that the work that my teams and I did was a
waste of time and that the lives we lost was karma for being in
another country.
The list of accusations and verbal abuse and simple ignorance
goes on and on...however I don't lose any sleep about the
opinions of others that haven't been in my boots, yet shout the
loudest about war being unjust and morally wrong etc.

Regardless of what the official Government title or role of each
battlegroup was, my job was to look after my mates to the best of
my ability, along with the Afghani soldiers and security forces
we were mentoring to provide stability in their own country once
we left. 
Some of these soldiers had experienced life under the Taliban
regime. We fought side by side with them, and we earned their
respect, as they did ours. They knew we would one day leave the
country, and the weight of the country would be left on their
shoulders.
We also worked with soldiers whom had not experienced the Taliban
regime. They were lazy. They were high all the time. They ran at
the first sign of trouble, and left us on our own to fight our
way out of sticky situations. They expected us to be there to
save their arses, and acted accordingly. We didn't trust
them. 
Unfortunately, the majority of the soldiers we worked with were
the latter, so it's no surprise to see the rapid decline of
security forces in Afghanistan recently, with the Taliban
strolling back into power.

A lot of people that had boots on the ground are struggling with
the fact that Afghanistan was retaken so easily, after 20 years,
countless lives and injuries/casualties, and trillions of dollars
spent trying to build a better future for the local people.
If you're in that position, rest assured that your contribution
showed a generation of Afghanis what life could be like, and
hopefully, inspires the resistance to rise up and crush the
Taliban's reign of terror that has flared up across the country
once again. 
I have no doubt that the atrocities that will be shared to the
world in the coming weeks and months will have people calling for
us to go back in and do something. Undoubtedly, these will be the
same people that were calling for us to leave... 

The recent pictures and videos of civilians desperately trying to
escape should paint a picture as to how terrified people are of


Shaun Kober is a Mindset & Performance Specialist, with a
unique skillset forged in the trenches, through the various
stages of life.

"I shouldn’t be in the position I am right now."


The odds were stacked against me:


Poor family on welfare, eldest of 6 kids, parents didn’t work,
abusive step-dad, no electricity or running water for a 6 years
period of my life


Caught up with the wrong crowd, stealing, drugs, skipping
school


At 14 years old, I sat on a bus for 3 days with $50 in my
pocket, to travel to the next State over West, to begin a new
life in the workforce - 2000

14 - 20: I grew up and learned how to become a man through work
and rugby
20 - 26: I lived, trained and fought as a professional soldier,
at a high level
26 - 32: I became a personal trainer, after failing in my pursuit
to become a firefighter
32 - 38: I worked with, and won world titles with some of the
best athletes on the planet, as their strength and conditioning
coach
38+: The next evolution begins

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