Man in Afghan army uniform wounds five Nato soldiers
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[QUOTE]An individual wearing Afghan army uniform shot and wounded five Nato soldiers in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, the alliance says.
The five, believed to be American, are receiving medical treatment. The extent of their injuries is not known.
The attack took place at a Nato base in Wardak province, east of Kabul.
It is the latest in a series of so-called "green-on-blue" attacks, where Afghans in the police or army attack international forces.
More than 20 foreign personnel have been killed in rogue shootings in Afghanistan this year.
On Sunday, three British soldiers were shot and killed by an Afghan policeman as they left a checkpoint in Helmand province, in the south.
International forces are gradually handing over responsibility for security to their Afghan counterparts ahead of the planned withdrawal of Nato-led troops at the end of 2014.
On Tuesday, the US and Pakistan announced that Nato supply routes into Afghanistan would re-open after Washington apologised for killing 24 Pakistani soldiers last November.
The BBC's Kim Ghattas, in Washington, says the US had resisted saying sorry as there is deep anger among Americans about the death of US soldiers in Afghanistan from attacks by militant groups with alleged connections to Pakistan's ISI intelligence agency.
The decision on supply lines will save the US hundreds of millions of dollars in the run-up to withdrawal.
Attacks by Afghans on international forces are called "green-on-blue" because Afghan police wear green uniforms. The use of "blue" for Nato dates from military exercises where Nato forces had blue pennants, and those playing their opponents had red ones.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18701210[/url]
AGAIN! Thats twice in two days! We should leave now or just glass the fucking country.
[QUOTE=Derpmonster;36617349]Take the hint. They don't want you there.[/QUOTE]
That's quite apparent, however don't the understand we are their to help? And in return they kill us?
[QUOTE=dunkace;36617393]That's quite apparent, however don't the understand we are their to help? And in return they kill us?[/QUOTE]
The situation is a LOT more complicated than that.
I guess you can't tell who's the enemy or not, i guess it's like... vietnam!
[QUOTE=Marik Bentusi;36617400]The situation is a LOT more complicated than that.[/QUOTE]
yeah i suppose so... just frustrating that we are still there when its obvious its not working.
It's not right. I bet you though if we leave them alone until we [I]have[/I] to intervine they won't see us as infadels that need to die. (As much as now.)
I don't think the problem is that Western soldiers are seen as infidels or something. Some soldiers develop despicable behaviorisms when left to their own devices, especially in prisons. Sometimes cultural differences can lead to huge misunderstandings that escalate and lead to bloodshed. And after each side has heard terrible things from each other, paranoia just makes everything worse.
The West has a very different image in the East than we perceive through our own media, and a year-long occupation doesn't really help it. Just like over here many people have a bad image of people from the Middle East ever since 9/11.
It's not all bad of course, but good news is easier forgotten than bad news when you're constantly expecting the latter to confirm your opinion.
We should just withdraw from A-stan. These green on blue attacks are becoming more and more common, and in Afghanistan, it is extremely difficult to tell who is friend and who is a foe. Often in the day they're your "friends" and at night they'll attack your FOB and then go back home to sleep and in the morning back to being your "friend". This also doesn't help with the new ROE where you must PID every enemy before engaging, and again, it's hard to know who's the enemy when they are everywhere and they look just like normal every day civilians.
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