A coalition force member greets an Afghan soldier before the start of an Afghan-led joint security patrol aimed at reducing freedom of movement for the enemy in Khak-E-Safed in Afghanistan's Farah province, Oct. 30, 2012. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau
As 'Insider Attacks' Grow, So Does U.S.-Afghanistan Divide -- L.A. Times
Suspicion and resentment are rife amid the deadly attacks on U.S. troops from within the ranks of the Afghan security personnel they're training.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Army Spc. Steve Beaty was on alert for signs of danger, well aware of a surge in attacks on U.S. troops by Afghans wearing police or army uniforms. The guard approaching him in a bulky coat, hands crossed at his waist, looked suspicious.
With the Afghan only 15 feet away, Beaty raised his M-4 rifle. It was then that the guard detonated his suicide vest, shooting ball bearings and shrapnel across a landing zone where two dozen American soldiers, CIA operatives, interpreters and Afghan intelligence officials had just arrived on two helicopters.
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My Comment: Since the Taliban have no shortage of men who are willing to commit suicide .... the problem of insider attacks will be with us for as long as we are in Afghanistan.
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