Insight - Afghan move against U.S. special forces tied to abuse allegations





An undated handout photo shows nine men including a shopkeeper, a teacher, a driver and a local government employee, who presidential adviser and former member of parliament Shuja-ul-Mulk Jalala said, based on the testimony of people in the area, were detained at a military outpost in Wardak by U.S. special forces and Afghans identified as translators. Such allegations have prompted Afghan President Hamid Karzai to bar U.S. special forces from Wardak province. A U.S. defence official in Washington said a review in recent months in cooperation with Afghanistan's Defence Ministry and National Directorate of Security (NDS) intelligence agency found no involvement of Western forces in any abuse. The handout photo was provided to Reuters on February 1, 2013 by Jalala who has been instructed by Afghan President Hamid Karzai to investigate the abuse allegations. REUTERS/Handout

Abuse allegations lie behind special forces ban

KABUL - Residents of Wardak province allege that Afghan men working with a small unit of U.S. special forces illegally detained, tortured and killed suspected insurgents. The allegations, Afghan officials say, have deepened mistrust of the U.S. and its allies.  Full Article | Video 

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