A U.S.-Allied ISAF Soldier Training Afghan Soldiers Is One Of The Most Dangerous Jobs In The World
U.S. Soldiers Murdered At Alarming Rate -- WND
New calculations from WND columnist Diana West suggest the most dangerous murder rate in the world exists not in war-torn Africa or drug-ravaged Columbia, but among U.S.-allied troops being killed by Afghan “friendly” forces.
More than 60 cases of Afghan “allies” murdering members of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, or ISAF, were reported in 2012, a rise from 35 so-called “green-on-blue” killings in 2011.
Thus far, the White House has dismissed the killings as few and unrelated, despite rising numbers and repeated claims from the Taliban that the murders are part of an organized campaign to infiltrate the Afghan-Western alliance.
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My Comment: I suspect that this number is actually higher, and that incidences of "near misses" are not reported.
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