Data showed that while the Taliban can be canny and brave in combat their rifle fire is often remarkably ineffective.
The factors at play:
- Limited knowledge of marksmanship fundamentals
- A frequent reliance on automatic fire from assault rifles
- The poor condition of many of those rifles
- Old and mismatched ammunition that is also in poor condition
- Widespread eye problems and uncorrected vision
- The difficulties faced by a scattered force in organizing quality training
Full story at NY Times – HERE
NOTE: In the Taliban picture I used, I thought it was pretty hilarious how the guy 2nd from the end is armed with a crock pot. :P