U.S. Army Pfc. Michael McKinney flags down a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle outside Saparah in Afghanistan's Khost province, Aug. 1, 2012. McKinney is assigned to 25th Infantry Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kimberly Trumbull
Attacks On Afghan Troops By Colleagues Are Rising, Allies Say -- New York Times
KABUL, Afghanistan — Even as attacks by Afghan security forces on NATO troops have become an increasing source of tension, new NATO data shows another sign of vulnerability for the training mission: even greater numbers of the Afghan police and military forces have killed each other this year.
So far, Afghan soldiers or police officers have killed 53 of their comrades and wounded at least 22 others in 35 separate attacks this year, according to NATO data provided to The New York Times by officials in Kabul. By comparison, at least 40 NATO service members were reported killed by Afghan security forces or others working with them.
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More News on Afghanistan
ISAF Joint Command evening operational update, Aug. 24 -- ISAF
Afghanistan, U.S. disagree on culprits behind 'insider' shootings -- L.A. Times
Afghan-on-Afghan troop attacks rise -- UPI
Attacks by Afghan security forces on comrades increasing -- Foreign Policy
Insider Attacks Are Symptoms of Larger Afghan Challenges -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Afghan radicals smell blood as U.S. withdraws -- Boston Herald
Goldilocking the “Insider Threat” -- Mark Thompson, Time
What Surge? Afghanistan’s Most Violent Places Stay Bad, Despite Extra Troops -- Danger Room
US general says his forces carried out cyberattacks on opponents in Afghanistan -- Washington Post/AP
Current phase of Marine drawdown in Afghanistan nears completion -- Military Times
Summer ‘Highly Successful’ for ISAF and Afghan Forces, Allen Says -- US Department of Defense
Allen Predicts Period of Hope, Challenge in Afghanistan’s Future -- US Department of Defense
Ambassador To Afghanistan: 'Vast Majority' Of Afghans Support Coalition -- NPR
Portrait of Afghan War: Powerful New York Times Piece Shows Surging Death Toll in Afghanistan -- Policymic
Why Afghanistan Isn’t a Campaign Issue: Neither Obama nor Romney Have a Solution -- Tony Karon, Time
India-Pakistan-Afghanistan Triangle -- Aparna Pande, Huffington Post
U.S. military reaches 2,000 dead in Afghanistan -- Foreign Policy
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