Kunar Province, Watapur District, a U.S. drone strike on a bus kills 15 people. U.S. officials claim all were militants, however, the local government says at least nine of those killed were innocent civilians. Officials also say most of the ‘militants’ killed were not Afghans, but ethnic Arabs. However, local Mujahideen say all those on the bus were civilians and not militants.
Maidan Wardak Province, Maidan Shar city, four National Security Directorate (Afghan version of Homeland Security Department) agents were killed by suicide bomber. Local police reported that Mujahideen are getting better at targeting government employees. Mujahideen claim they were targeting the Wardak Provincial Reconstruction Team. The Wardak PRT is operated by Turkish NATO forces. In Chaghto District, reports that a U.S. led government forces Israeli style home invasion resulted in six people being kidnapped. In Nirkh District, Mujahideen report routing a U.S.-Afghan government offensive.
Zabul Province, Shahjoi District, U.S. led government forces conducted another Israeli style home invasion in the middle of the night. Two civilians killed.
Badakhshan Province, Wardoj District, Afghan National Army claims its Operation Hindukush has killed 24 Mujahideen. Mujahideen say it’s the U.S. backed government that lost 25 troops, only five Mujahideen killed, eight wounded by U.S. airstrikes called in by government puppets. In Jaram District, Mujahideen attacked a government FOB, claiming to have killed four U.S.-Afghan puppet soldiers, and wounding seven others.
Helmand Province, Marjah District, Mujahideen report they’ve launched operations to take control of the district. So far they report capturing two government checkpoints/FOBs. In Babaji District, three people were kidnapped during U.S.-Afghan government Israeli style home invasion.
Ghazni Province, Andar District, local cops report an attack by Mujahideen on one of their checkpoints. They claim to have killed ten Mujahideen, and wounded four. Also, Mujahideen freed a female parliament member in exchange for seven prisoners (three men and four women) held by the government. What’s unusual about this case is that the female politician’s own family denied she had been kidnapped! In Khogiyani District, locals say U.S. forces kidnapped four people in a night time Israeli style home invasion.
Herat Province, people began attacking the Iranian consulate, saying their visa applications are not being handled properly. Local police responded by shooting into the crowd. One civilian killed, two wounded. Two cops wounded. In Shindand District, Mujahideen say they shot down a training aircraft, killing the instructor pilot and student pilot.
Kandahar Province, Maiwand District, reports that U.S.-Afghan government artillery rounds hit a village. Five people killed, four wounded, all children.
Administrative Director of the FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas, in Pakistan) Research Center, Mansur Khan Mahsud, says Pashtun Mujahideen are preparing for a major civil war in Afghanistan after the supposed U.S.-NATO 2014 pullout. The civil war could reunite Pashtuns in Afghanistan and western Pakistan. Prior to the interference of the British empire western Pakistan was part of the majority Pashtun area of Afghanistan. Typical of British meddling they split the Pashtuns when they created Pakistan. Mehsud warned a major war to return the Pashtuns to their former power and status is on its way: “Everyone knows that when NATO and the American troops leave Afghanistan there will be fighting between Pashtuns and non-Pashtuns.”
Germany’s involvement in Afghanistan is preparing it for future wars: “In future, we need a clear strategy on what we want to achieve with a mission. And we then need sufficient means to make it happen. For years, the Bundeswehr wasn’t equipped to deal with combat situations. It wasn’t until many lives were lost [in Afghanistan] that we started to change our focus.”-Roderich Kiesewetter, Christian Democrat member of parliament