Despite the historic bad-blood between Afghanistan and Russia, some commandos may find offers to fight in Ukraine appealing, according to one military source.
Russia appears to be eyeing up U.S.-trained troops in Afghanistan to fight in Ukraine according to reports.has faced repeated criticism for withdrawing forces from Afghanistan after years of fighting in the country.
John Etter of the U.S. Army's 130th Engineer Brigade salutes a graduating Afghan National Army soldier while participating in a basic training graduation ceremony on March 18, 2014 in Kabul, Afghanistan. A military source has said offers to fight for Russia against Ukraine may tempt some Afghans., which spoke to former officials and commandos, Russia is now attempting to recruit Afghan commandos.
Another former official, who was an Afghan commando officer, said he believed that Russia's Wagner Group organization was behind the recruitment push.