Helmand Province: In Lashkargah City, an evil British empire Red Coat was killed during a suicide car bomb attack. Lieutenant Colonel Hywel Lewis said the Red Coat was “A hugely experienced soldier…” Also, a British court found an evil Royal Marine Red Coat guilty of summarily executing a wounded Afghan (a war crime). It was caught on video, as well as the evil Red Coat admitting on camera that he “broke the Geneva Convention.” The incident happened in 2011, two other Red Coat Marines were acquitted.
Kandahar Province: In Spin Boldak District, police shot a suicide bomber, who still managed to blow himself up. Cops claim only the suicide bomber was killed, and nobody was wounded.
Khost Province: In Khost City, a motorcycle bomb killed three National Directorate of Security (NDS) agents, and wounded two others.
Kunduz Province: In Imam Sahib District, the nephew of a prominent anti-U.S. political party leader was arrested for killing a cop by running him over, and shooting a civilian dead, and for picking up prostitutes (adultery).
Logar Province: Russian officials have denied reports that they are in talks to free a pilot who was captured by Mujahideen.
Maidan Wardak Province: Human Rights Watch accusing U.S. special ops forces, known as ODA 324, of conducting torture killings in Nerkh District: “The Nerkh incidents should be investigated rigorously, impartially, and transparently….it is clear that crimes occurred, U.S. authorities need to establish what exactly happened and who is responsible.”-Andrea Prasow, HRW
Zabul Province: In Qalar City, the bodies of seven Afghan National Army soldiers were found. ANA officials say they were killed by Mujahideen last month. Also, four women, two children and an old man were killed when they drove over a landmine.
A U.S. Department of Defense report says Afghan government forces casualties are up 79%! The increase coincides with a decrease in U.S. led NATO/ISAF casualties, because Afghan forces are taking on more battles with Mujahideen as U.S. led forces back down.
Reports that more and more analysts inside the U.S. Department of Defense now believe the only way to end the illegal war in Afghanistan is to officially recognize the Taliban.
The Washington Post reports that the U.S. government spent $7-billion USD supposedly trying to stop opium poppy growing in Afghanistan. The Washington Post also called Obama’s supposed anti-opium efforts “one of the starkest failures” of his administration. That’s because Afghan opium production continues to set World records. Realize that despite the lies of the the Bush Jr administration, the Taliban actually eradicated opium production once they were in charge of Afghanistan. It was the U.S. that brought it back after the 2001 invasion! Mmmm, was that 7-billion in U.S. tax dollars really spent to stop opium production?
Time reporting that the official U.S. policy for what to do with billion of dollars worth of U.S. military equipment in Afghanistan is to “Sell, Give Away and Destroy”.
A video has surfaced of U.S. troops overseeing the torture of prisoners by Afghan cops. Watch it here.
The Afghan Interior Ministry claims government forces killed 14 Mujahideen and captured 53, in battles in the provinces of Helmand, Ghor, Farah, Paktia, Ghazni, Kandahar, Kunduz and Nuristan.
The Afghan Finance Ministry reported that $5.7 million USD has been stolen. Two ministry employees are under arrest.
The Kingdom of Denmark promised to give Afghanistan $100-million every year for the next five years.
The Army National Guard MedEvac soldiers from the U.S. state of Utah, deploying to Afghanistan. For some it’s their 3rd deployment.