30 Sep 2012
German
Spy agency says there would be more attacks on International soldiers
by Afghan “rogue” soldiers. Rehabilitation of former Taliban insurgents
has ” no effect”
U.S top General “mad as hell” over Saturday’s attack.
The German Intelligence Agency Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND) in a highly classified report has warned the German government that ground situation in Afghanistan is more serious than it has been portrayed and there would be more attacks on US-led NATO troops by Afghan “rogue” soldiers, German Media said on Sunday.
The report titled “Afghanistan till 2014-a prognosis” has revealed that ground situation is serious and rehabilitation of former Taliban insurgents has no effect to the peace process.
“35,000 troops would be needed in the country to train Afghan army to stabilize the country and fight the insurgents after the withdrawal of International troops, the report has added according to German edition of The Local.
Meanwhile a top United States Army General has voiced serious concerns over “insider” attacks in recent months against the international troops. The US Commander General John Allen has said that he was “mad as hell” over the attack on Saturday in which one NATO soldier and a civilian contractor was killed by an Afghan soldier.
“We are willing to sacrifice a lot for this campaign, but not willing to be murdered for it”, Gen. Allen has told a meeting.
Gen. Allen has further stated that “the signature attack that we are beginning to see is going to be the insider attack.”
He was referring to an attack just outside of capital of Kabul. In the attack a total of five people were killed including a U.S soldier and a civilian contractor. But a report on Sunday night by Reuters quoting unnamed military officials claimed that the soldier along with the civilian was killed over a misunderstanding.
“A U.S. official, who asked not to be identified, said on Sunday that an American soldier and a civilian contractor had been killed in the incident in eastern Afghanistan, the circumstances of which remain unclear”, Reuters said.
U.S top General “mad as hell” over Saturday’s attack.
The German Intelligence Agency Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND) in a highly classified report has warned the German government that ground situation in Afghanistan is more serious than it has been portrayed and there would be more attacks on US-led NATO troops by Afghan “rogue” soldiers, German Media said on Sunday.
The report titled “Afghanistan till 2014-a prognosis” has revealed that ground situation is serious and rehabilitation of former Taliban insurgents has no effect to the peace process.
“35,000 troops would be needed in the country to train Afghan army to stabilize the country and fight the insurgents after the withdrawal of International troops, the report has added according to German edition of The Local.
Meanwhile a top United States Army General has voiced serious concerns over “insider” attacks in recent months against the international troops. The US Commander General John Allen has said that he was “mad as hell” over the attack on Saturday in which one NATO soldier and a civilian contractor was killed by an Afghan soldier.
“We are willing to sacrifice a lot for this campaign, but not willing to be murdered for it”, Gen. Allen has told a meeting.
Gen. Allen has further stated that “the signature attack that we are beginning to see is going to be the insider attack.”
He was referring to an attack just outside of capital of Kabul. In the attack a total of five people were killed including a U.S soldier and a civilian contractor. But a report on Sunday night by Reuters quoting unnamed military officials claimed that the soldier along with the civilian was killed over a misunderstanding.
“A U.S. official, who asked not to be identified, said on Sunday that an American soldier and a civilian contractor had been killed in the incident in eastern Afghanistan, the circumstances of which remain unclear”, Reuters said.
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