Insider Attacks Increasing in Afghanistan as Pullout Begins

[JimBowie1958]

Pentagon: ?Insider Attacks? in Afghanistan on Coalition Forces Spiking | Washington Free Beacon

So-called “insider attacks” on coalition forces in Afghanistan have sharply increased and become more coordinated as America pulls out of the country, jumping by 120 percent from 2011 to 2012 alone, according to Pentagon report released Tuesday.

Afghans with ties to terrorists continue to infiltrate the security forces and carry out planned attacks against U.S. soldiers and other forces, according to an unclassified Pentagon report.

These deadly attacks by Afghan soldiers have only increased and become more sophisticated as the Obama administration continues its exit from the war-torn nation, the Pentagon reported.

“There was a 120 percent increase in insider attacks from 2011 to 2012, rising from 22 to 48 incidents,” the report states. “Additionally, 29 percent (14) of the insider attacks in 2012 were executed by more than one person. Prior to 2012, only two attacks had been executed by more than one individual.”

There have been 172 “insider attacks” on U.S., Afghan, and coalition military forces from Jan. 1, 2007 to March 31, 2013, according to the report.

More than 100 of these attacks were carried out against the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), which includes U.S. forces.

Also the Taliban has acquired anti-aircraft missiles and are improving their skill with them.

Isn't a far-fetched notion that these could be deployed en masse in the final stages of withdrawal and take massive numbers of prisoners.

 

[squeeze berry]

hopefully this is the end of foreign entanglements

 

[JimBowie1958]

hopefully this is the end of foreign entanglements

I'm with you but I am doubtful.