U.S. Military Suspends Joint Patrols With Afghans -- CBS
(CBS News) The strategy for getting U.S. forces out of Afghanistan depends on training Afghan soldiers and police to protect the country themselves, but on Monday the U.S. military suspended most joint field operations with Afghan forces because so many Americans are being killed by the men they are training.
Afghan government troops -- our allies -- have turned their guns on NATO forces 36 times this year, killing 51, most of them Americans. That is more attacks than the last two years combined.
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More News On The U.S. Military Suspending Joint Patrols With Afghans
NATO scales back operations with Afghan soldiers and policemen after insider attacks, protests -- Washington Post/AP
NATO to reduce joint Afghan operations -- Al Jazeera
NATO Scales Back Afghan Partnering to Stem Insider Attacks -- ABC News
WNU Editor: Afghanistan is clearly not working out. The above CBS video is a must see.
2 comments:
Should have been done ages ago, hindsight? Screw hindsight, it was forthcoming. They knew the risks ... Damage has been done sadly.
I have always said that the surge was a mistake, and that after Bin Laden death's the decision should have been made to leave all forces within one year. You are right D. Plowman .... the damage has already been done.
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