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 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.”
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, 10 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.
DoD reported two more U.S. Combat deaths in Afghanistan. A U.S.
Marine and Army soldier died Saturday, April 28, in Helmand an Kandahar provinces. Seventeen U.S. soldiers have been reported killed in the last week in Afghanistan.
Training failure? When the Red Chinese invade DC, they should fail to train you so well… …more of a failure of rapport? …insufficient funds for bribery of Afghan collaborators?
And not word one about this on the nightly propaganda…er…sorry I mean nightly news with Lyin Williams or little Scott Pelley.
So it must never have happened, right?
Nothing to see here folks. Just move along.
And remember the immortal words of Bushie: freedumb is on the march.
"…Support for the war…depends upon favorable information getting out…"
No, it doesn't. The Kabuki that is the government's spin that the country supports the war is what is dependent on "success stories on the TV" and the suppressing of bad news. The American people are tired of war. What has allowed the government to continue to ignore the trending apathy is that the American people would rather ignore the war than loudly complain against the deaths, maiming, and costs associated with an ongoing war. So, until the people take a stand and demand and end, the misrepresentation of the mood of the people will continue to be used as a crutch for more war.
Well, it’s at least an improvement. In Iraq we didn’t do body counts at all.
Hahahaha lying sons of bitches, getting fragged and fragged by people who can no longer stand the sight nor stink of you goldang know-it-all foreigners droning their women and children to death. Get the EFF out NOW and save SOME face already.
Or choose to stay and die faster, and faster still.
Assclowns
Hey y'all, did ya here the news?
Obammie made a surprise visit to Afghanistan and the emperor will make a speech tonight.
More hope and change, y'all.
The emperor will announce a new ten year "stragegic partnership" with the puppet Karzai.
You serfs better get back to work cause I'm sure this "strategic partnership" won't come cheap and the Empire will need all the tax money it can get.
Good 1 Bob…!!!