U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James N. Mattis, center, commander of U.S. Central Command, and U.S. Marine Gen. John R. Allen, right, commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan, meet at the International Security Assistance Force headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 20, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
Top U.S. General: We Don’t Know Why Afghan Troops Are Killing Us -- Danger Room
General John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, said he still doesn’t know why at least 10 NATO troops have died in the last two weeks at the hands of the Afghan forces they mentor. He suspects it may have something to do with asking those Afghans to perform dangerous operations during the recent Muslim holy month. Maybe.
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More News On Afghanistan
ISAF Joint Command morning operational update, Aug. 23 -- ISAF
War in Afghanistan News - 23 Aug 2012 -- War On Terror News
Senior Taliban leader killed in NATO airstrike -- CNN
Obama, Panetta, Karzai discuss murder of U.S. soldiers by Afghan forces -- The Examiner
Dempsey: Insider attacks a pressing issue for both US commanders, Afghans -- FOX News
General: Ramadan factor in Afghan insider attacks -- AP
General Notes Taliban Coercion in Some Attacks on Troops -- New York Times
Taliban behind 25 percent of insider attacks: US general -- AFP
Afghanistan, Contradicting NATO, Blames Foreign Spies for Insider Attacks -- New York Times
Kabul Pins Attacks on Foreign Spies -- Wall Street Journal
Afghanistan blames spies for insider attacks, will re-screen police, soldiers -- CBS/AP
Afghan President Karzai blames 'foreign spy agencies' for insider shootings -- L.A. Times
Karzai advisers blame insider attacks on foreign spy agencies -- Washington Post
Karzai blames insider attacks on "infiltration by foreign spy agencies" -- Foreign Policy
Afghanistan to re-screen police, soldiers to curb rogue attacks -- Reuters
Friend or foe: Afghanistan to re-screen security forces to curb rogue attacks -- RT
Pick to Lead Afghan War Unlikely to Alter Strategy -- US News and World Report
Panetta backing a top Marine general to lead ISAF -- Stars and Stripes
An Iraq Vet Commanding In Afghanistan? -- Time
1st Marine Division (Forward) returns home from Afghanistan -- Dvids
Inside the Ring: Taliban infiltrate social media -- Washington Times
A paper weapon to defend against “green on blue” attacks -- CNN
Afghanistan film students hope to educate through television -- CNN
Afghanistan 'insider' attacks pose threat to West's exit strategy -- L.A. Times
Obama sticks to Afghanistan transition plan despite green-on-blue attacks -- The Guardian/AP
Why Afghans are pushing for democratic elections soon -- Halima Kazem, Christian Science Monitor
Americans tune out Afghan war as fighting rages on -- Deb Riechmann, The Guardian/AP
Afghanistan: Operation Enduring ‘Fiefdom’ – Analysis -- Eurasia Review
US Troop Deaths Top 2,000 in Afghanistan -- Voice of America
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