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(269,054 posts) Sun Feb 24, 2013, 06:57 PM Feb 2013

Hamid Karzai orders US special forces to leave Afghanistan province over torture reports [View all]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/24/afghanistan-us-special-forces-civilian-death
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US special forces in Afghanistan. Hamid Karzai's government has ordered the elite force to leave Maidan Wardak province over claims of killing or torture of disappeared civilians. Photograph: David Bathgate/ David Bathgate/Corbis

The Afghan government has ordered US special forces to leave one of Afghanistan's most restive provinces, Maidan Wardak, after receiving reports from local officials claiming that the elite units had been involved in the torture and disappearance of Afghan civilians.

US military officials have rejected the allegations but President Hamid Karzai, who convened a meeting of the Afghan national security council on Sunday, appears to believe the evidence was strong enough to demand US special forces leave Maidan Wardak within two weeks.
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Hamid Karzai orders US special forces to leave Afghanistan province over torture reports [View all] malaise Feb 2013 OP

It's really hard to know who to believe here. But it's not a good development, regardless. TwilightGardener Feb 2013 #1

Indeed malaise Feb 2013 #2

Don't believe any of them, they all lie. bemildred Feb 2013 #3

Good point malaise Feb 2013 #4

Just trying to contribute. bemildred Feb 2013 #5

This comes as we are making some delicate decisions on how many troops to leave TwilightGardener Feb 2013 #6

That's an interesting idea, but I don't know what to make of it. bemildred Feb 2013 #8

I think he wants a decent troop presence, but also wants to be able to assert some control TwilightGardener Feb 2013 #14

That could work. bemildred Feb 2013 #17

That's some food for thought. Solly Mack Feb 2013 #12

Hey Solly. bemildred Feb 2013 #15

Not at all. Solly Mack Feb 2013 #16

There is probably a bit of truth in there. progressoid Feb 2013 #9

Yah, totally agree. nt bemildred Feb 2013 #10

I am afraid of that. TwilightGardener Feb 2013 #11

Du rec. Nt xchrom Feb 2013 #7

Karzai isn't in charge of anything, F 'em Peregrine Feb 2013 #13

For all the good we've done there, it's about 11 years too late. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2013 #18

I wish Karzai would order all the troops out of the country. former9thward Feb 2013 #19

Wasn't he hand-picked by the neo-cons? malaise Feb 2013 #20

He goes way back: bemildred Feb 2013 #22

A perfect puppet malaise Feb 2013 #24

What? Who does Karzai think he is? rocktivity Feb 2013 #21

This probably enables the Pashtun government to subjugate the 100% Hazaara population of Wardak FarCenter Feb 2013 #23