NATO curtails joint operations in Afghanistan
The Stars & Stripes is reporting that NATO is cutting back on “partnered patrols” of the US and Afghan military because of the spate of “insider” murders in the last year or so.
Under new rules issued Sunday by Lt. Gen. James L. Terry, “such operations are no longer routine” and now require the approval of a regional commander, according to a statement e-mailed by Terry’s command.
“Most partnering and advising will now be at the Kandak (Battalion) level and above,” the International Security Assistance Force’s Joint Command, which Terry heads, said in an e-mailed statement.
The move, according to the statement, is one of the “prudent force protection measures” the command has taken “in light of recent events which include both the insider threat and reaction to recent world events.”
Yeah, it was just last month that the Administration was describing the casualties in these types of attacks as having a “negligible” effect on the overall strategy. So I wonder what has changed in recent weeks to make an entire 180 degree shift in the plan.
Some people who shall remain nameless, but report on the war in Afghanistan from Thailand claimed that joint operations with US and Afghans had ended, but that doesn’t seem to be the case;
The change doesn’t end partnered operations, but does change the way NATO companies conduct their partnering, according to the command. Rather than partnering with the company- and platoon-sized units that do most of the daily patrolling, ISAF companies will focus their efforts on kandak commanders and their staffs. Afghan units below that level will operate independently.
I guess that’s the danger of being an embed from thousands of miles away.
Category: Terror War
That’s not all the Obama Team is backing away from. They are now beginning to retreat from their spontaneous demonstration mantra. What’s next, allowing that maybe he is a Muslim?
Michael Yawn, clueless as usual.
Compare with what Thai Boi said yesterday:
“ALL OPERATIONS ARE CURRENTLY SUSPENDED. A 3 STAR MUST APPROVE ANY ACTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, ALL ISAF FORCES ARE TO SEPARATE FROM THEIR AFGHAN COUNTERPARTS.”
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Bwana? How’s tricks on the Dark Continent? Seen any Nat’l Geographic photographers yet?
Simple solution keep our muslim allies in front of us.Any turning around are subject to imediate body priecings at no charge. Joe