[Dinsdale]

I'm wondering if the Afghan villagers will face reprisal because of this. It's world news now.

I'm woundering if the SEAL did'nt survive on his own, perhaps having to hide from the villagers.

Getting the taliban to kill their own would be nice.

[Clara Lou]

I'm woundering if the SEAL did'nt survive on his own, perhaps having to hide from the villagers.
I'm no expert and I don't know anything except what's reported here. I'm going to say, though, that your post is an odd one. If our forces wanted to "setup" a village for destruction by the Taliban, I imagine that there are a lot more direct methods than this one. [Recall Occam's Razor.] I don't find it odd that a village would protect this SEAL. Local folk detested the Taliban for its harshness, and I also imagine that they'd be anxious to curry favor with US forces. They'd stand to get a lot more from them materially than the Taliban.