https://freerepublic.com/tag/chickblog/ en-us Wed, 6 Oct 2021 20:41:50 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4001248/posts The U.S. military’s killing of Afghan children Another point of contention surrounds the horrifically bad call on the part of the U.S. military to drone-strike a vehicle that turned out to contain only innocent civilians. Left behind Among those whose biometrics were left behind were Afghan Counterterrorism Pursuit Teams or CTPTs. “[The U.S.] trained and used 30,000 of them and their families,” says a source. As for the regular Afghan National Army (ANA) that quickly folded when the Taliban moved in: “They hadn’t been paid in a year,” says a source. Although U.S. taxpayers have generously funded the ANA soldiers... SHARYL ATTKISSON.COM https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4001248/posts#comment Wed, 6 Oct 2021 20:41:50 GMT