Martyr for Qur’an

Samaruddin's family say that he was particularly affected by perceived insults to Islam

The Afghan ‘green-on-blue’ attacker seen as a hero (BBC) – By BBC An Afghan border policeman who killed two US soldiers in a so-called “green-on-blue” attack in 2011 has been venerated after his death by many in his community. His family have given the BBC’s Firuz Rahimi and Johannes Dell a rare insight into what […]

Angry over detentions, Afghan villagers threaten uprising if US special forces don’t leave

Angry over detentions, Afghan villagers threaten uprising if US special forces don’t leave

- By Associated Press MAIDAN SHAHR, Afghanistan — An Afghan policeman gunned down two U.S. special forces on Monday in Wardak province, less than 24 hours after President Hamid Karzai’s deadline expired for them to leave the area where residents have grown increasingly hostile toward the Americans. Despite Karzai’s orders, the American special operations forces remain […]

Afghan policewoman kills US aide

Afghan policewoman kills US adviser in Kabul

Security adviser shot at ceremony in Kabul police headquarters, as five Afghans are killed in separate “insider attack”. – By Al Jazeera and agencies An Afghan policewoman has shot and killed a US security adviser in the Kabul police headquarters, NATO and local officials say. A senior police official told Al Jazeera that the shooting occurred […]

Afghan army says Taliban infiltration very sophisticated

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- By Hamid Shalizi The Taliban have a sophisticated system in place to infiltrate Afghanistan’s security forces and vetting of recruits must be severely tightened, an Afghan army general said on Saturday. Infiltration has come under sharper focus because of a string of fatal attacks by Afghan security forces on U.S. soldiers since the burning […]

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