enhanced_deficit
07-22-2017, 10:10 AM
Bush with his war mission accomplishments is long gone, DGP with his Afghan war escalation/double tap drone strikes has come and gone, now Trump's strategic patience/belligerence foreign policy mix is in and Operation Enduring Freedom war still endures on:
U.S. Airstrike Kills Afghan Police Members; Local Officials Say 16 Died
July 22, 2017
Bill Chappell
http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2017/07/22/gettyimages-820621352_wide-5f30cdf8fd904e0b3c730ebc564cc22e35b13436-s800-c85.jpg
Afghan officials say 16 members of the Afghan National Security Forces died in a U.S. airstrike Friday, during operations against Taliban fighters in southern Helmand province. The U.S. says it is investigating the circumstances that led to the mistake.
Afghan media report that 16 members of the security force died, citing local government officials. Although a U.S. statement acknowledging the strike did not specify the number of casualties, a Pentagon spokesman later put the figure at from 12-15 deaths.
In a statement about the strike, U.S. Forces Afghanistan said, "We would like to express our deepest condolences to the families affected by this unfortunate incident."
Local media outlet Pajhwok News reports (http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2017/07/21/16-police-killed-us-airstrike-helmand) that two commanders were among the policemen killed.
"The strike comes during a period of already poor morale among Afghan forces fighting for the government," Diaa says. "But U.S. airpower is key to helping the Afghan government stay its ground. Afghan forces are struggling to hold areas that U.S.-led troops helped take from the Taliban."
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/07/22/538725504/u-s-airstrike-kills-afghan-police-members-local-officials-say-16-died
Affghanistan has strong "revenge" culture, this may lead to more tribes/clans shifting their loyalties.
Related
Trump's foreign policy a mix of "strategic patience" and "strategic belligerence"? (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?512595-Trump-s-foreign-policy-a-mix-of-quot-strategic-patience-quot-and-quot-strategic-belligerence-quot&)
Kabul blast: Attack kills 90, injures 400 near diplomatic area in Afghanistan (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?511162-Kabul-blast-Attack-kills-90-injures-400-near-diplomatic-area-in-Afghanistan&)
How Jimmy Carter and I Started the Mujahideen (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?511027-How-Jimmy-Carter-and-I-Started-the-Mujahideen&)
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4qDd5FAejME/VcT7BP2XLMI/AAAAAAAAHrI/kTebMEy9kq4/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2015-08-07%2Bat%2B2.35.32%2BPM.png
Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize? (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?213909-Obama-Wins-Nobel-Peace-Prize&)
US begins arming Taliban - enabled ISIS re-take of strategic cave complex of Tora Bora (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?512085-US-begins-arming-Taliban-enabled-ISIS-re-take-of-strategic-cave-complex-of-Tora-Bora&)
U.S. Airstrike Kills Afghan Police Members; Local Officials Say 16 Died
July 22, 2017
Bill Chappell
http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2017/07/22/gettyimages-820621352_wide-5f30cdf8fd904e0b3c730ebc564cc22e35b13436-s800-c85.jpg
Afghan officials say 16 members of the Afghan National Security Forces died in a U.S. airstrike Friday, during operations against Taliban fighters in southern Helmand province. The U.S. says it is investigating the circumstances that led to the mistake.
Afghan media report that 16 members of the security force died, citing local government officials. Although a U.S. statement acknowledging the strike did not specify the number of casualties, a Pentagon spokesman later put the figure at from 12-15 deaths.
In a statement about the strike, U.S. Forces Afghanistan said, "We would like to express our deepest condolences to the families affected by this unfortunate incident."
Local media outlet Pajhwok News reports (http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2017/07/21/16-police-killed-us-airstrike-helmand) that two commanders were among the policemen killed.
"The strike comes during a period of already poor morale among Afghan forces fighting for the government," Diaa says. "But U.S. airpower is key to helping the Afghan government stay its ground. Afghan forces are struggling to hold areas that U.S.-led troops helped take from the Taliban."
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/07/22/538725504/u-s-airstrike-kills-afghan-police-members-local-officials-say-16-died
Affghanistan has strong "revenge" culture, this may lead to more tribes/clans shifting their loyalties.
Related
Trump's foreign policy a mix of "strategic patience" and "strategic belligerence"? (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?512595-Trump-s-foreign-policy-a-mix-of-quot-strategic-patience-quot-and-quot-strategic-belligerence-quot&)
Kabul blast: Attack kills 90, injures 400 near diplomatic area in Afghanistan (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?511162-Kabul-blast-Attack-kills-90-injures-400-near-diplomatic-area-in-Afghanistan&)
How Jimmy Carter and I Started the Mujahideen (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?511027-How-Jimmy-Carter-and-I-Started-the-Mujahideen&)
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4qDd5FAejME/VcT7BP2XLMI/AAAAAAAAHrI/kTebMEy9kq4/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2015-08-07%2Bat%2B2.35.32%2BPM.png
Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize? (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?213909-Obama-Wins-Nobel-Peace-Prize&)
US begins arming Taliban - enabled ISIS re-take of strategic cave complex of Tora Bora (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?512085-US-begins-arming-Taliban-enabled-ISIS-re-take-of-strategic-cave-complex-of-Tora-Bora&)