Will Afghan National Army Drive NATO from Afghanistan?

NATO countries may have had their fill of their soldiers being murdered by Afghan soldiers.   While most ISAF forces are scheduled to leave in 2014, NATO Sec-Gen, Anders Rasmussen, says the spate of "Green on Blue" killings could speed up their departure.

"From now until the end of 2014 we will see announcements of redeployments, withdrawals or drawdown … If the security situation allows, I would not exclude the possibility that in certain areas you could accelerate the process."

Rasmussen admitted that the killings of almost 50 allied troops this year in "green on blue" attacks – Afghan security forces turning on their trainers and mentors – had damaged the relationship between the international forces and the Afghan police and military.

"There's no doubt insider attacks have undermined trust and confidence, absolutely," he said.

Amid argument among analysts as to what has been behind the stream of "green on blue" attacks, Nato officers on the ground are reported to have ascribed them mainly to disgruntled and embittered Afghan security forces with grudges against their western mentors.

Our military leaders have worked tirelessly to spread the notion that these killings are the work of Taliban infiltrators but, then again, they've had a decade to perfect recipes for bullshit to feed the public at home.

Chris, a.k.a. "CRF", has provided a link to a recent study in which American and Afghan soldiers revealed the utterly dysfunctional relationship that exists between them and essentially dooms our "mission" in their country.   This has simply gone on for far too long.   This well is poisoned.