U.S. soldiers patrol during Task Force Blue Geronimo in Taghawarq village in Afghanistan's Khost province, April 14, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Amber Leach
Afghan Soldiers' Attacks On U.S. Troops Not Being Fully Reported, AP Finds -- NPR
An Associated Press investigation has concluded that the U.S. military and its allies in Afghanistan have been "under-reporting the number of times that Afghan soldiers and police open fire on American and other foreign troops."
According to the wire service:
"The U.S.-led coalition routinely reports each time an American or other foreign soldier is killed by an Afghan in uniform. But the AP has learned it does not report insider attacks in which the Afghan wounds — or misses — his U.S. or allied target. It also doesn't report the wounding of troops who were attacked alongside those who were killed."
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More News On Afghanistan
ISAF Joint Command morning operational update - May 1, 2012 -- ISAF
Combined Force Detains Taliban Facilitator -- US Department of Defense
Afghan Security Official Says Senior Taliban Member Killed For Seeking Peace Talks -- Radio Free Europe
3 Children Killed in Cross-Fire Between Taliban and U.S. -- New York Times
Afghan protesters accuse Nato of killing 4 children -- The Telegraph
Afghans Protest Deadly Night Raid -- Voice of America
Afghanistan raid sparks protest -- Press Association
New Afghan protests accuse NATO of killing civilians -- AFP
19 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan over 24 hours -- The Nation
Afghan insurgency still leveraging Pakistan haven -- CNN
Report: Safe havens, weak Afghan government hurt war effort -- Washington Times
Nato grapples with rogue elements in Afghan ranks -- BBC
Afghan War Poses ‘Acute Challenges,’ Pentagon Report Says -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Afghan general says 'Americans work side by side' to build Kabul command -- McClatchy News
Afghan Leaders Should Raise Their Game: EU Ambassador -- New York Times
Afghanistan annual drug money reaches $ 70 billion: officials -- Press TV
Afghanistan clears poppy fields -- UPI
The Taliban need help to break their al-Qaida ties -- Michael Semple, The Guardian
Finish Off Al Qaeda. Stop Trying to Fix Afghanistan. -- Eric Greittens, New York Times
US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,828 -- AP
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