The dumb Obama administration has threatened to do what President Hamid Karzai has been asking for; pull out all U.S. personnel. Obama was trying to play tough with Karzai, who recently refused to continue with post 2014 troop level negotiations after it was revealed that Obama was negotiating directly with Mujahideen for peace, without involving the Afghan government. If anybody’s been following my Afghan updates, they would know that Karzai has been demanding full withdrawal of U.S. forces for several years now. He says the U.S. is the reason for the ongoing violence in Afghanistan.
On the same day, the Mujahideen closed their office in Doha, Qatar. It’s was that office that was revealed to be the place where Obama officials were going to talk peace with Mujahideen.
In Iran, 12 U.S. backed drug smugglers from Afghanistan were hanged. As many as 5000 Afghans are in Iranian prisons, most charged with drug trafficking. Drug smuggling is punishable by life in prison, or death, in Iran. Drug smuggling from Afghanistan to Iran has skyrocketed since the U.S. invasion at the end of 2001.
In Uruzgan Province, the former district governor for Char Chino District was assassinated by Mujahideen. The assassins escaped. Officials said the former district governor had tried to avoid contact with government officials for the past year.
In Kandahar Province, Slovak/NATO troops were shot at by a Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier, at Kandahar airbase. Slovak military officials reported that one Slovak was killed and six wounded. The ANA soldier was arrested. In another report, the provincial governor said three U.S./NATO troops at the airbase were wounded, after an argument with an ANA soldier. Another report said three Czech/NATO troops were also attacked!
In Herat Province, Obe District, at least 17 people were killed, five wounded after their bus ran over a landmine.
In Helmand Province, Khanshin District, two people killed, three wounded, after they drove over a landmine. In Musa Kala District, 10 ANA troops joined the Mujahideen. And after 20 days of attack by Mujahideen, the ANA withdrew from their base in Sangin District.
U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) revealed that the United States government has spent $34 million U.S. tax dollars on a massive headquarters complex that will probably never be used!
In Paktika Province, Barmal District, an ANA soldier joined the Mujahideen then shot and killed three ANA soldiers while they were sleeping.
In Kunduz Province, Dashti Archi District, U.S. supported Afghan government contracted security forces murdered three civilians who refused to pay a tax on agricultural produce.
In Paktia Province, Chamkani District, 10 ANA soldiers joined the Mujahideen.
In Ghazni Province, Mujahideen claim they prevented a planned NATO/ISAF offensive by striking first. They say they attacked a military convoy that left Ghazni city for the offensive, killing or wounding 19 NATO/ISAF personnel, and destroying four armored vehicles. Mujahideen launched several attacks on the convoy, the last one lasting four hours. Three Mujahideen killed.
Baghlan Province, Adarab District, seven Afghan National Police (ANP) joined the Mujahideen.
Zabul Province, Seyuri District, reports that NATO/ISAF forces invaded homes in the Shah Beal village. Two civilians killed.