Capt. Justice
2012-05-02 02:14:13 UTC
US Military Underreporting Fighting Between Afghan and NATO Troops
http://news.antiwar.com/2012/04/30/us-military-under-reporting-fighting-be=
tween-afghan-and-nato-troops/
. The Army
only reports when such incidents kill NATO soldiers, not when they're
injured or when only Afghans die
.
by John Glaser, April 30, 2012
.
The U.S. military is concealing the frequency of incidents in which
Afghan soldiers open fire on American and other NATO troops, according
to the Associated Press.
Afghan and American soldiers have increasingly got into gun battles with
each other, a signal of how much of a failure is one of the primary
missions in the war in Afghanistan: training Afghan forces. American and
NATO troops are frequently killed or injured in these clashes, but the
Army only reports them some of the time.
"The U.S.-led coalition routinely reports each time an American or other
foreign soldier is killed by an Afghan in uniform," the Associated Press
reports. But ?it does not report=A0'insider attacks'=A0in 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."
In 2011, 35 NATO troops were killed by their Afghan counterparts,
according to figures provided by the International Security Assistance
Force (ISAF), compared with 20 deaths in 2010. So far this year,=A010
separate attacks have killed 19 ISAF service members, but the number of
total attacks and the total number wounded have not been reported.
While unacceptable, the military;s systematic under-reporting of these
incidents is not surprising. Support for the war - which has hit
all-time lows in recent weeks - depends upon favorable information
getting out. If the information doesn't reflect well on the war, it is
liable to be hidden from the people.
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http://news.antiwar.com/2012/04/30/us-military-under-reporting-fighting-be=
tween-afghan-and-nato-troops/
. The Army
only reports when such incidents kill NATO soldiers, not when they're
injured or when only Afghans die
.
by John Glaser, April 30, 2012
.
The U.S. military is concealing the frequency of incidents in which
Afghan soldiers open fire on American and other NATO troops, according
to the Associated Press.
Afghan and American soldiers have increasingly got into gun battles with
each other, a signal of how much of a failure is one of the primary
missions in the war in Afghanistan: training Afghan forces. American and
NATO troops are frequently killed or injured in these clashes, but the
Army only reports them some of the time.
"The U.S.-led coalition routinely reports each time an American or other
foreign soldier is killed by an Afghan in uniform," the Associated Press
reports. But ?it does not report=A0'insider attacks'=A0in 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."
In 2011, 35 NATO troops were killed by their Afghan counterparts,
according to figures provided by the International Security Assistance
Force (ISAF), compared with 20 deaths in 2010. So far this year,=A010
separate attacks have killed 19 ISAF service members, but the number of
total attacks and the total number wounded have not been reported.
While unacceptable, the military;s systematic under-reporting of these
incidents is not surprising. Support for the war - which has hit
all-time lows in recent weeks - depends upon favorable information
getting out. If the information doesn't reflect well on the war, it is
liable to be hidden from the people.
Last 5 posts by John Glaser
Israeli Party Leader Resigns, Joins Crowd Condemning Netanyahu Hawks -
May 1st, 2012
Role of Philippines in US Imperial 'Pivot' in Asia May Expand - April
30th, 2012
'Experts' Argue Over Al-Qaeda Strength as US Militarism Inspires More
Hatred - April 30th, 2012
At Baghdad Talks, West Should Lift 'Illogical Sanctions,' Says Iran Aide
- April 30th, 2012
Gulf States Provoke Iran With Military Exercises Using False Pretext -
April 30th, 2012