Friday, January 27, 2012

Why Nine Americans Were Killed By An Afghan Officer At A Kabul Military Base

Afghan soldiers patrol outside a gateway to Kabul's airport following a shooting incident April 27 that killed nine Americans. Musadeq Sadeq / The Associated Press

EXCLUSIVE: Inability To Learn English, Pay Cut Behind Afghan’s Murder Of 9 Americans At Kabul Military Base -- FOX News

The Afghan soldier who gunned down nine Americans in a shooting rampage at a military compound in Kabul last April targeted and killed his U.S. mentors after they took away his wings and cut his salary nearly in half because he was unable to learn English, a longtime colleague of the killer has told FoxNews.com.

A second Afghan airman, who was wounded in the April 27 attack, says the gunman, Col. Ahmed Gul, also intended to kill Afghans who were working with the Americans at the base at Kabul Airport. And he said he fears there will be more incidents like it as the war winds down.

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My Comment:
This Afghan was a 46 year old colonel ... not a regular run of the mill soldier. Talk about a complete failure in the screening process of who to admit (and not) in the Afghan military.

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