U.S. Marines conduct a combat logistics patrol to Forward Operating Base Shukvani in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 19, 2013. The Marines, assigned to Rolling Thunder 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, conducted the logistics patrol to deliver supplies in support of Regimental Combat Team 7 and base realignment and closure operations. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Anthony L. Ortiz
Turncoats: How The Taliban Undermines And Infiltrates The Afghan Local Police -- David Axe, Danger Room
ZARI DISTRICT, Afghanistan — The sound of gunfire was the first sign that the Afghan cop’s loyalty was suspect.
It was February in Hadji Musa, a village in the poppy-growing Zari district of northern Kandahar province, traditionally one of the most violent regions in a violent country. 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 3-41 Infantry — part of the high-tech 1st Brigade of the 1st Armored Division — had received a tip from Toorjan, commander of the village local police unit, claiming that someone in Hadji Musa wanted to talk. Someone with direct knowledge of Taliban activities.
Beyond that, Toorjan had provided almost no information. All he could offer was an implied promise: Trust me.
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More News On Afghanistan
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7 dead in Afghan suicide blast: officials -- West Australian/AFP
Body of tortured Afghan unearthed near former US Special Forces base - report -- RT
Del. unit bridges gaps in Afghan handover -- USA Today
Britain, Denmark to finalize relocation plans for Afghan interpreters who worked on front line -- Washington Post/AP
Afghan Election Law Wins More Approval -- Wall Street Journal
Hard-line students in Afghanistan protest women’s rights decree as un-Islamic, demand repeal-- Washington Post/AP
Pizza Delivery to Afghanistan Troops Sets Guinness Record -- ABC News
Iran reiterates its opposition to permanent US bases in Afghanistan -- Khaama Press
Tehran’s Designs on Afghanistan -- Sanjay Kumar, The Diplomat
History repeating itself in Afghan conflict? -- CNN
Crossing Afghanistan, I saw how the war brought jobs – and corruption -- Matthieu Aikins, The Globe and Mail
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