Trust Between U.S. And Afghan Soldiers Deteriorating

U.S. Army soldiers make their way to the Zabul Juvenile Detention Facility in Afghanistan's Zabul province, May 11, 2011. The soldiers, assigned to 25th Infantry Division's 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, are members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson

Report Sees Danger In Local Allies -- Wall Street Journal

Study Says Killings of Americans by Afghan Security Forces Represent a 'Systemic Threat' to the U.S. War Effort.

KABUL—The killings of American soldiers by Afghan troops are turning into a "rapidly growing systemic threat" that could undermine the entire war effort, according to a classified military study.

The study by Jeffrey Bordin, a political and behavioral scientist working for the U.S. Army in Afghanistan, warns that the magnitude of the killings "may be unprecedented between 'allies' in modern history."

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My Comment: My Russian relatives who fought in Afghanistan always told me that they had to be very careful when they were around Afghan soldiers. As far as my cousins were concerned, the Afghan soldiers were always quick to pledge allegiance to the Afghan Central government .... but behind closed doors their allegiance was to the mujaheddin.

Hmmmm .... it appears that we are repeating history.