U.S. Army Sgt. Rolan Wade, right, and an interpreter assigned to the Zabul Abribusiness Development Team look on from a hilltop as other team members visit the Qalat Stockyard in Qalat, Afghanistan, March 26, 2012. Wade is assigned to the Mississippi Army National Guard. U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Daniel Bohmer
US Orders More Security For Troops In Afghanistan -- MSNBC
U.S. troops in Afghanistan are being guarded more closely and are taking other steps to protect themselves from attacks by Afghan troops, the top commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen, said Wednesday.
Allen ordered the measures in recent weeks after a spate of 16 attacks in which U.S. and other coalition forces were killed by Afghan soldiers. Some of the killings were believed triggered by the accidental burning of Qurans and other religious materials.
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Update #1: New security for US troops in Afghanistan to guard against Afghan insider threats -- FOX News/AP
Update #2: Western troops take steps to avoid fratricide by Afghans -- L.A. Times
My Comment: Talk about an erosion of trust.
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