Kahuta Base Archives - Politact https://politact.com/tag/kahuta-base/ Futurist Advisory Firm - Developing multidimensional strategic insights 2 increasingly asymmetric global political, security, and economic realities Wed, 29 Jun 2016 04:37:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://politact.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/politact_icon2_400x400-1-100x100.jpg Kahuta Base Archives - Politact https://politact.com/tag/kahuta-base/ 32 32 Regional Implications: Fall Of The Kandaharian Beast (RQ-170 Sentinel) In Iran https://politact.com/regional-implications-fall-of-the-kandaharian-beast-rq-170-sentinel-in-iran/ https://politact.com/regional-implications-fall-of-the-kandaharian-beast-rq-170-sentinel-in-iran/#respond Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:00:09 +0000 http://localhost/politact1/regional-implications-fall-of-the-kandaharian-beast-rq-170-sentinel-in-iran/ Context Iran claims to have brought down a state-of-the-art US surveillance drone near its border with Afghanistan. RQ-170 Sentinel, also known as the Beast of Kandahar, is one of the most sophisticated high altitude stealth jet drone in US possession and it also flies over Pakistan. A number of questions have arisen as a result, […]

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Iran claims to have brought down a state-of-the-art US surveillance drone near its border with Afghanistan. RQ-170 Sentinel, also known as the Beast of Kandahar, is one of the most sophisticated high altitude stealth jet drone in US possession and it also flies over Pakistan.

A number of questions have arisen as a result, did the Beast of Kandahar came from Afghanistan or Pakistan? Additionally, how do the people of Afghanistan feel about their country becoming the covert-central in the region?

Analysis

PoliTact discerns the implications of this event for the region in a discussion with:

  • Brigadier (R) Mahmood Shah – Defense and Security Analyst
  • Dr. Asad Khan – Secretary Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) USA
  • Gul Bacha Majidi – Member of Parliament in Afghanistan
  • Dr. Alam Payind – Director Middle East Studies Center at Ohio State University

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