The Mujhideen and Taliban have been using donkeys for ages to get around the mountain regions of Afghanistan. There uses there date back for millenia and there always seem to be something about always needing the newest and best fancy electronics and vehicles and think just because something is old or used by our enemies or pawns that its inferior and then come with the great revelation of reinventing something thats been used in the region as the best way to get around for as long as anyone remembers.