Details are beginning to emerge in the death of an Afghan prisoner on Sunday night. According to ISAF, a US soldier is in custody and a criminal investigation is underway. Hamid Karzai issued a short statement calling the death a killing by coalition forces. The New York Times recounts that one version of the story suggests the prisoner may have been trying to escape, but other Afghans who were present at the prison disagree on that point.
US Soldier Arrested, Criminal Investigation of Afghan Prisoner Death Underway |
| By: Jim White Wednesday October 20, 2010 5:11 am |
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As Petraeus Perpetuates Afghanistan Training Myth, Kandahar Casualties Double |
| By: Jim White Wednesday October 13, 2010 6:32 am |
The New York Times has a fresh story on the training of Afghan security forces, and despite making claims of training progress in the headline, the story documents, yet again, that US efforts to shape a Western security force in Afghanistan are failing. At the same time, we learn from the ICRC that the offensive in the Kandahar area has doubled the rate of war injured treated at a local hospital.
UN Closes Mission in Kandahar Due to High Risk |
| By: Jim White Tuesday April 27, 2010 5:51 am |
The UN has closed its mission in Kandahar, citing a heightened security risk ahead of the US offensive there. Does that mean Kandahar today is as risky as Baghdad in the summer of 2003?
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