US Army Report Disputes Claims of Afghan Troops Helping
by Jason Ditz,
January 15, 2012
The Australian military’s official statements praising Afghan troops for helping to rebel a July Taliban attack has been thrown into doubt by a new US Army report which says those Afghan troops mostly just stood around and watched the battle. The report also says that NATO troops had a hard time telling the difference between the Taliban and the Afghan troops.
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John_Muhammad
January 16th, 2012 at 8:07 am
The Afghans were probably just being smart- they didn't get involved because of the danger of 'friendly fire' from being misidentified, and they knew if the 'NATO' troops lost and they were caught fighting for them, they'd most likely be killed out of hand. If the 'NATO' troops won, no big deal and they go on for another day. Any way you want to describe it, having a 1/3 chance of surviving is for some a no-brainer.