Afghan Rules Of Engagement Force U.S. Soldiers To Free Insurgents Caught Red-Handed -- Washington Examiner
Several Taliban detainees who had been captured in February after being observed placing bombs in the culverts of roads used by civilians and military convoys near Kandahar were fed, given medical treatment, then released by American troops frustrated by a policy they say is forcing them to kick loose enemies who are trying to kill them.
Despite what American soldiers say was a mountain of evidence, which included a video of the men planting the bomb and chemical traces found on their hands, there was nothing the soldiers who had captured them could do but feed and care for them for 96 hours and then set them free.
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My Comment: Such a STUPID policy will ultimately cost lives .... but such is the sad state of affairs in Afghanistan today.
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