A joint patrol in Afghanistan (Photo: BBC)
British Soldiers No Longer Trust The Afghans -- Con Coughlin, The Telegraph
After the recent wave of so-called "green on blue" incidents in Afghanistan (Afghans killing Nato soldiers), it was almost inevitable that British ministers would have a serious rethink about the wisdom of sending British soldiers on joint patrols with their Afghan counterparts. With such incidents on the increase – they now account for one fifth of British fatalities in Afghanistan – it was only a matter of time before British ministers pulled the rug on joint patrols, and ordered that such operations in future be conducted only at battalion level.
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My Comment: With 'green on blue' attacks continuing, it is hard to disagree with this growing sentiment among the Brits that their Afghan counterparts cannot be trusted.