US Special Operations Forces Ordered Out Of Key Afghan Province

Afghanistan Bars Elite U.S. Troops From a Key Province -- New York Times

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghan government barred elite American forces from operating in a strategic province adjoining Kabul on Sunday, citing complaints that Afghans working for American Special Operations forces had tortured and killed villagers in the area.

The ban was scheduled to take effect in two weeks in the province, Maidan Wardak, which is seen as a crucial area in defending the capital against the Taliban. If enforced, it would effectively exclude the American military’s main source of offensive firepower from the area, which lies southwest of Kabul and is used by the Taliban as a staging ground for attacks on the city.

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More News On Afghan President Karzai Ordering US Special Forces Out Of Maidan Wardak Province

Afghan president orders US Special Forces to leave Wardak province -- Long War Journal
Afghan president orders US special forces to leave eastern province over alleged abuse -- Washington Post/AP
Afghan president to expel U.S. special forces from key province -- Reuters
Afghan leader orders US special forces out of province -- The Australian/AFP
Karzai orders U.S. Special Operations forces out of key Afghan province -- Washington Post
Afghanistan Moves To Curb U.S. Forces -- Wall Street Journal
Karzai Orders US Special Forces Out of Eastern Afghan Province -- Voice of America
Afghanistan says U.S. special forces may be behind torture, murder -- CNN
Karzai Asks U.S. Forces To Leave Key Afghan Province -- NPR
Afghan president orders US forces out of key province -- NBC
Afghanistan government accuses US special forces of civilian death and torture -- The Guardian
Karzai orders US special forces out of Afghan province -- BBC
Afghans ban US special forces amid torture claims -- Sydney Morning Herald
Afghan leader seeks expulsion of US special forces -- Deutsche Welle

My Comment: Apparently it is the Afghans who are working with US Special Forces that are being accused of gross misconduct .... not U.S. Special Forces. But the question has already been raised .... did Special Forces know what their Afghan counterparts were doing?

Apparently Afghan President Karzai is not waiting for an answer .... he obviously believes that US Special Forces must have been aware of what was happening .... hence the eviction notice.