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“Members Of The Afghan Army Are Forging Secret Alliances With The Taliban”
“Why Risk My Life When There’s Another Way?”
“When The Taliban Attack The Convoys We Stay In Our Bases”
“If The Taliban Capture Something Valuable Then They Share It With Us Later”
“One Recently Returned Officer Said Such Agreements Seemed To Be Commonplace”
In its own internal assessments, NATO acknowledged that that there has been a “conspicuous increase” in intelligence indicating cooperation between the Nato-trained Afghan security and the Taliban, according to the newspaper.
[Thanks to Alan Stolzer, Military Resistance Organization, who sent this in.]
20 May 2012 By msnbc.com staff [Excerpts]
Members of the Afghan army are forging secret alliances with the Taliban, threatening to undermine the ability of Afghan authorities to maintain control just as NATO troops prepare to hand over power to the country’s security forces, Britain’s Sunday Times reported.
In Ghazni province an hour from capital Kabul, Afghan army lieutenant Mohammad Wali admitted to the newspaper that he and a local Taliban commander were working together.
“We lost seven men in an ambush when I first arrived at the base,” Wali, who commands 18 men, told The Times.
“So I thought, why risk my life when there’s another way?”
The two share intelligence about military operations and plan to loot foreign military supply convoys and divide-up the proceeds, the newspaper reported.
Wali told the newspaper that he met the local Taliban chief in a bazaar, where the two agreed a ceasefire and plans to ambush convoys on the Kabul-Kandahar highway.
“The plan is simple,” Wali told the newspaper.
“When the Taliban attack the convoys we stay in our bases. If the Taliban capture something valuable then they share it with us later.”
Local Taliban commander Mohammad Hassan told The Times that he had hit dozens of convoys in this way.
Around 20 percent of supply convoys come under attack in Afghanistan, the newspaper reported.
NATO and the government of President Hamid Karzai have down-played down the significance of such ceasefires and informal agreements, it added.
However, at least one recently returned officer said such agreements seemed to be commonplace.
“In almost every combat outpost I visited, troopers reported to me they had intercepted radio or other traffic between (Afghan forces) and local Taliban making mini non-aggression deals,” Lt. Col. Daniel Davis told the newspaper.
In its own internal assessments, NATO acknowledged that that there has been a “conspicuous increase” in intelligence indicating cooperation between the Nato-trained Afghan security and the Taliban, according to the newspaper.
The Pentagon has said that the performance of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) are key to the success of the handover.
“The ANSF, now responsible for leading security for almost half of Afghanistan’s population, partners with (NATO forces in Afghanistan) on nearly 90 percent of all coalition operations, of which the ANSF is the lead for more than 40 percent of those partnered operations,” according to the Pentagon’s ‘Report on Progress and Stability in Afghanistan.’
Despite the Pentagon’s claims, almost all of the joint activities were simple operations, Michael O’Hanlon, a defense expert at the Brookings Institution, who visited Afghanistan last week, told The Times.
AFGHANISTAN WAR REPORTS
Soldier From 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh Killed In Nahr-E Saraj
1 Jun 12 Ministry of Defence
It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce the death of a soldier from 1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh on 1st June 2012.
The soldier was conducting duties inside an observation post in the Nahr-e Saraj District of Helmand Province when his position was attacked with small arms fire. He was fatally wounded and despite immediate medical attention could not be saved.
Family, Friends Honor Fallen Marine
May 19, 2012 By Howard Roden, Your Houston News
Wade Wilson had it all planned out.
His sister-in-law, Kandace Wilson of Willis, is to give birth to her first child on Sept. 22, and Wade was to be back in the U.S. from his second tour of Afghanistan by Sept. 19.
“He was looking toward being here when the baby arrived,” said Alex Wilson, Wade’s brother and Kandace’s husband.
But the Marine sergeant’s schedule – and life – was cut short. The 22-year-old Leon County resident died May 11 while conducting combat operations in the Helmand province in Afghanistan, according to a press release issued by the Department of Defense.
Wilson was an anti-tank missileman assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.
The Marine Corps has not released details of Wilson’s death, but Alex Wilson said his mother, Cindy Easterling, of Leona, received a phone call from a Marine who was reportedly at the same combat scene with Wade Wilson.
“In his opinion, Wade directly saved the life of one Marine,” Alex Wilson said.
Such sacrifice comes as no surprise to Wade’s family and friends.
“He loved being a Marine,” said Rusty Wilson, Wade’s father and owner of Rebel Contractors in the Willis area.
“I thought about his safety every day,” Rusty Wilson said. “Every time he would call me to talk about things I told him to be safe. He said he was. It’s one of those tragic things that happened.”
Approximately 100 people – including members of the Southeast Texas Patriot Guard Riders and law enforcement officials from throughout the county – were on hand at the Lone Star Executive Airport when Wade Wilson’s flag-draped casket arrived by jet around noon Friday.
The aircraft and the honor ceremony was held at Wing Jet Aviation, where Wade’s uncle John Lowry serves as the company’s general manager.
“Unfortunately, we’ve held these kind of events more than we would like,” said Brian Wing, Wing Jet president. “But this one strikes us personally.”
Wilson and the Marine Corps’ colors and burial detail out of Waco were escorted to Centerville, where a service is set at 10 a.m. today at the Centerville High School auditorium.
But a number of Wilson’s long-time friends were in Conroe Friday to pay their respects to Wilson and his family members.
“Wade was the closest thing I had to a brother,” said “Bam Bam” Munoz. “Anything we got into growing up it was Wade’s idea. He was the class clown and anything he set his mind to he accomplished. He was there for you, no matter what.”
Charli Barrilleaux has known Wade Wilson since the first grade. His death, she said, is “beyond belief.”
Alex Wilson is only 15 months older than Wade, which created a close bond between the two. They were football teammates throughout high school.
Wade Wilson had a “love of country” much deeper than many people, Alex Wilson said.
“Even after he came back (from combat) he was still exactly who he was. He didn’t let anything bother him,” Alex said. “He was still good ol’ Wade.”
Alex Wilson said he has “mixed emotions” about his brother’s death.
“I’m so proud of him and what he did over there it’s hard to be sad about it,” he said.
Alex Wilson said he doesn’t yet know if his first child is a boy or a girl. But he already knows the name if it’s a boy.
“It definitely will be ‘Wade,’” Alex said.
POLITICIANS CAN’T BE COUNTED ON TO HALT THE BLOODSHED
THE TROOPS HAVE THE POWER TO STOP THE WAR
“The Taliban Hold Sway In Ghazni Province”
“The Taliban Lob Mortars And Rockets Into The Small American Outposts”
“Seven Soldiers From His Brigade Already Have Been Killed. Many Others Have Been Wounded”
“The Mission Continues. Fourteen Hours Later, The Mission Is Over. There Were No Taliban”
June 2, 2012 by Tom Bowman, NPR [Excerpts]
Their task is to clear Ghazni province in eastern Afghanistan, a Taliban stronghold and a key prize because it straddles the major roads to Kabul and the insurgent supply routes into Pakistan.
But the American troops are challenged by a stubborn enemy and a short time to finish the job.
The first casualty happened before the mission even started: An Afghan army soldier, Burhan Muddin, was standing watch at his combat outpost when a Taliban gunman slipped out of a crowd and opened fire.
A single bullet pierced the Afghan soldier’s chest.
Three Afghan soldiers rushed him to a nearby American base, then struggled to carry him into a medical station. Doctors and nurses worked furiously but couldn’t save him.
Hours later, in the dead of night, some of the same soldiers were ready for the mission: an assault — along with American troops — on a village in Ghazni province. A Taliban stronghold, Bagi Kheyl is just 10 minutes away from their post by helicopter.
The Taliban hold sway in Ghazni province. They’ve killed dozens of Afghan troops.
The Taliban lob mortars and rockets into the small American outposts.
Just before getting on his helicopter for the night mission, Capt. Jared Larpenteur, Delta Company commander, stood in front of a map and described the challenge posed by the Taliban.
Highway 1, the country’s only main road, travels north to Kabul and south to Kandahar. Ghazni is crucial because it straddles the Taliban’s supply lines.
It’s in these villages that the Taliban stockpile their weapons and bomb-making materials. Each time Larpenteur and his men head out, they are met with gunfire or come across roadside bombs.
Seven soldiers from his brigade already have been killed. Many others have been wounded.
And on a recent night — they’re expecting to go up against the Taliban again.
Massive helicopters lift off in the darkness, stuffed with Delta Company’s soldiers and their Afghan partners.
Minutes later they land in a field and pour out into the swirling dust.
The soldiers regroup, and for the next hour move quietly toward the village of Bagi Kheyl, arriving just as the eastern sky begins to glow.
The soldiers walk through the mud-walled village, single-file on each side of the dirt road. Village men — most of them over 50 — emerge from their compounds. They watch the intruders, standing and staring.
The soldiers question some of the men. One of them talks about how the Taliban infiltrate the village. They slip in on motorcycles or come in at night in small groups, he says. They ask for food, a place to stay. They take over the mosque and broadcast a warning.
“Whenever the Taliban come in here, in this village, they are calling on the loudspeakers of the mosque. If anybody talks to the ANA guys or American guys, I can cut your head,” the villager says.
The mission continues. The soldiers fan out. The Americans instruct the Afghan soldiers to search a mosque, which only Afghans are permitted to enter.
The search turns up rocket-propelled grenades hidden in a wall, along with bomb-making components inside a coffin. The soldiers also find rifles and radios.
The equipment is gathered in a pile and destroyed with American explosives. Another cache is found, piled up and destroyed.
Fourteen hours later, the mission is over. There were no Taliban.
It’s been one more day in the war in Afghanistan. One village searched — out of a countless number spread across Ghazni province and the country.
The Afghan and American soldiers head back to base under a blazing sun. There are no helicopters now. They’ll trudge the five miles through fields and villages. They worry the Taliban are watching. Most patrols come under fire when they leave a village.
But they make it back safely to their base, which is rimmed with razor wire, sandbagged walls and guard towers.
These soldiers from Fort Bragg, N.C., will spend another four months in the same routine.
Across a dirt road from the colonel’s headquarters sit the remains of an old British fort, its 20-foot walls worn like a sandcastle at the beach.
The fortress dates back to the mid-19th century — another time when other English-speaking soldiers tried to make a difference in Afghanistan.
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A Pathetic Afghan Puppet Pretends He Is In Charge Of U.S. Prison:
“When The General Gave His First Interview After Taking Over As The Facility’s Commander, U.S. Military Officers Insisted On Sitting In And Monitoring The Session”
“No Detainee Can Be Released Unless The Afghans Consult With The Americans And Consider Their Views Favorably”
“‘Absolutely We Have Veto Power,’ Said A U.S. Official”
May 31, 2012 By ROD NORDLAND, New York Times [Excerpts]
BAGRAM, Afghanistan
Gen. Ghulam Farouq is not exactly the master of his own house, the Parwan Detention Facility, at least not yet.
When he goes to work at the facility, on the sprawling U.S. air base here, he has to surrender his cellphone to the American guards outside, he said.
If he wants to bring in a visitor, he has to get U.S. military permission — for a recent interview with him, that took four days to arrange after the Afghan government had approved it.
Then, when the general gave his first interview after taking over as the facility’s commander, U.S. military officers insisted on sitting in and monitoring the session, with their own interpreter — who frequently elaborated greatly on the general’s answers.