In the picture, is the pistol just srapped to his chest (with a spare mag) by a couple of velcro straps?
Just from my perspective:
1) Seems like a bad idea because it doesn't look like it's in a spot easily accessible with the shooting hand.
2) Seems like a bad idea because it doesn't look very secure.
3) Seems like a bad idea because the spare mag will most likely have to be handled as well as the firearm. Which hand to hold the magazine after the velcro is released? Most likely not the firing hand, so I'm guessing the weak hand. Must be some pretty good one handed shooters in the Afghan Army.
4) Evidently, we're able to supply them with firearms that have a fairly complicated production process, but unable to do this with even the cheapest holsters with the simplest process.....OR.....
5) The soldier in the photo has elected not to wear a holster and has purposefully chosen to carry in such a manner .....which means.....
6) We can supply them with top of the line crap but we aren't training these guys very well....which means...
7) What is the point of supplying them with top of the line crap if we can't get them to use it effectively?
Hopefully, it's just this one guy. But something tells me..........