Internal reports highlight threats to Afghan police force
By Mike Mount An Afghanistan government assessment of its own police force raises concern that unresolved issues are undermining the ability to take over security in the country, according to a report...
View ArticleGAO: Military lowering bar to evaluate Afghan troop progress
By Larry Shaughnessy America's strategy in Afghanistan has been clear: Have U.S. troops step back from combat to focus on training Afghan National Security Forces so they can take over in 2014. To hear...
View ArticlePentagon changing lingo for growing threat in Afghanistan
By Larry Shaughnessy The war in Afghanistan is evolving with a growing number of attacks by Afghan security force personnel on American troops, incidents that have been called "green-on-blue" attacks....
View ArticleISAF: US temporarily halts training of Afghan police over attacks
From Masoud Popalzai, CNN U.S. Special Operations Forces has suspended the training of Afghan Local Police recruits while it double checks the background of the current police force following a rise in...
View ArticleLatest Afghan attack: A troubling first?
By Barbara Starr A deadly assault on American forces in eastern Afghanistan over the weekend stokes fears of a disturbing new form of "insider attack" - an assault on coalition forces by an Afghan...
View ArticleKarzai comes with wish list
By Mike Mount Afghan President Hamid Karzai showed up to the Pentagon on Thursday with a wish list of military equipment to ensure the security of his country by the time NATO forces leave at the end...
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