Re:not clear who fired first. Fill me in, do you believe that? I’m reading this as either someone is not trained properly or what else?
It is a fact that the American Troops do NOT trust the Afghan police or the Afghan army. They have turned on Americans many times.
One article had an interview with American Marines who stated that they were positive Afghan troops were giving troop movements and locations of planned strikes to the taliban because the taliban were always ready for them.
I’ll have to locate the original article.
But there are MANY articles about Afghan troops turning on Americans.
FYI:
(AP) An Afghan policeman conducting a joint operation with U.S. soldiers opened fire on the Americans, killing two of them before fleeing, an Afghan official said Saturday, raising fears that militants have infiltrated the ranks of Afghan forces.
The U.S. military earlier said two American troops died in a firefight in Wardak on Friday, but declined to confirm any new details.
Although Afghan forces have periodically turned their guns on international troops, training and working jointly with Afghan police and soldiers on patrols and operations are key to the U.S. strategy of curbing the spreading Taliban-led insurgency.
Shahidullah Shahid, a spokesman for the Wardak provincial governor, said the policeman fired on the Americans while they were patrolling together Friday night, killing two and injuring two. Shahid said two of the officer’s relatives were in custody for questioning.
A third U.S. service member died Friday of wounds from a bomb attack in Wardak the day before.
CBSNews.com Special Report: Afghanistan
Over a period of less than a month last year, Afghan policemen twice attacked American soldiers in the east. In October 2008, a policeman hurled a grenade and opened fire on a U.S. foot patrol, killing one soldier. In September 2008, an officer opened fire at a Paktia police station, killing a soldier and wounding three before he was fatally shot.
Most recently, an American service member and an Afghan police officer argued in Kabul because the American was drinking water in front of police during the Ramadan fast, prompting the police officer to shoot the American. Other American troops responded and seriously wounded the Afghan.
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That article was from Oct. 3, 2009.
I would bet my bottom dollar that the Afghans opened fire first.