U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Tibben, center, provides security during a civil affairs mission in Dizak village in Afghanistan's Farah province, Sept. 12, 2012. Tibben is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. The team is conducting the patrol to assess living conditions and to talk to villagers about their concerns. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Benjamin Addison
Afghan Handover At Risk After Attacks -- The Australian/The Times
THE credibility of the coalition forces' handover plan for Afghanistan is under threat after the worst spate of "insider attacks" by Afghan security forces against their NATO partners.
Two British soldiers were killed and four US troops died in separate shootings by Afghan policeman over the weekend - an increasingly common tactic that military experts said was sapping morale on both sides.
Former British commanders told The Times that more NATO troops would die in similar circumstances this year and next as the Taliban stepped up a campaign to infiltrate the Afghan police and army.
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Update: Afghanistan: Nato strategy at risk from 'insider threat' -- The Guardian
My Comment: Having soldiers killed by the soldiers that you are training just destroys morale and any sense of cooperation. As for the Taliban .... 'green on blue' attacks have become a very effective weapon for them, and I (unfortunately) will not be surprised if these type of killings will continue in the months to come.
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