eraclito: Fearful Villagers See the U.S. Using Afghanistan as a “Playground for Their Weapons”

domingo, 20 de agosto de 2017

Fearful Villagers See the U.S. Using Afghanistan as a “Playground for Their Weapons”

Fearful Villagers See the U.S. Using Afghanistan as a “Playground for Their Weapons”

Taliban fighters in Afghanistan described how the deaths of family members had caused them to take up arms.

Smoke rises after an air strike by US aircraft on positions during an ongoing an operation against Islamic State (IS) militants in Kot district of Nangarhar province on February 16, 2017. Afghan National Army (ANA) and international air forces have launched a joint military operation against Islamic State (IS) militants, after houses of locals were torches and several people were killed by IS fighters in the area, so far in the operation at least 52 armed insurgents have been killed and 18 others wounded, security force officials said. / AFP / NOORULLAH SHIRZADA (Photo credit should read NOORULLAH SHIRZADA/AFP/Getty Images)

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