Afghan Intel Official Who Killed 2 US Officers Linked To Pakistani Madrassa -- Long War Journal
Some details are emerging about the murder of two US Army officers in the Afghan Interior Ministry yesterday. CNN reports that the shooter, a police intelligence sergeant, attended a madrassa, or religious school, in Pakistan.
The man who shot two military officers Saturday at the interior ministry was a junior intelligence officer with ties to a Pakistani religious school, an Afghan counter-terrorism official said.
The gunman was identified as Abdul Saboor, an employee in the ministry's intelligence department, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information.
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My Comment: This soldier`s last words sums up best on what is happening in Afghanistan today.
What`s my take .... I have been advocating for the past few years that it is now time for us to leave Afghanistan and to let them sort out their mess. Having senior officers murdered in a secured NATO compound .... and the killer being able to escape .... should tell us that something is terribly wrong with our mission in Afghanistan .... and yes .... it is time for us to leave.
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