(5)ISAF troops kill Afghan soldier in south
ISAF soldiers killed an Afghan soldier yesterday after he opened fire on their convoy in Kandahar. From TOLOnews:
"A soldier from ANA Supportive Unit opened fire on a Nato convoy travelling to Kandahar airport and was killed in return fire," Commander of 205th Corp Abdul Hamid Wardak said.There were no Nato fatalities in the incident, he added.
"Green on blue" attacks such as the one above, in which ISAF personnel are attacked but no one is killed, occur somewhat regularly but are not reported in the media, US military officers and soldiers have told me in the past. Our attempts to get figures on the green on blue attacks have been rebuffed; see this LWJ report from March 26:
ISAF has not disclosed the number of incidents in which ISAF soldiers were wounded by ANSF personnel, or the attacks on ISAF personnel that did not result in casualties. ISAF told The Long War Journal that "these statistics ... [are ] ... classified.""[A]ttacks by ANSF on Coalition Forces...either resulting in non-injury, injury or death....these stats as a whole (the total # attacks) are what is classified and not releasable," Lieutentant Colonel Jimmie Cummings, ISAF's Press Desk Chief, told The Long War Journal. Cummings said that ISAF is "looking to declassify this number."
Inquiries as to why the overall statistic is classified went unanswered.
READER COMMENTS: "ISAF troops kill Afghan soldier in south"
Posted by gerald at April 17, 2012 6:15 PM ET:
Take that you non-shooting Traitor!!
Posted by mike merlo at April 17, 2012 7:12 PM ET:
It's great knowing camaraderie is alive & well.
Posted by lunxit11 at April 18, 2012 12:34 AM ET:
it's terrible! they are not human
Posted by Neo at April 20, 2012 12:14 AM ET:
The Taliban needs to score some NATO casualties ASAP. Otherwise last weeks attacks in Kabul look ineffective. This year's campaign is all about keeping up appearances.
Posted by ITDIncor at April 22, 2012 6:09 PM ET:
Well.
Last time I was in the Army was 1969, and heard much from Vietnam returnees, both during and after my service.
In the last few years i have heard and read much from Afghanistan returnees.
..."Inquiries as to why the overall statistic is classified went unanswered."
I am not surprised.