Afghan troops stoned, infiltrated by Taliban and likely to turn on their trainers

[JohnyCanuck]

(Cross posted in GD forum)

Afghan troops stoned, infiltrated by Taliban and likely to turn on their trainers, rebellious German soldiers say
By David J. Climenhaga

You'd never know it from Canadian mainstream media coverage of the war in Afghanistan, of course, but Spiegel Online International reported yesterday that German troops in that country are in a state of near revolt against their commanders.

The reason? The danger they face training Afghan soldiers who, in the words of one German trooper quoted by the magazine, "consider us to be infidels who don't belong in their country."

Said another Bundeswehr soldier quoted by the English-language online edition of the German newsmagazine: "One doesn't know anymore if they will suddenly turn their weapons on you."

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With German morale at "rock bottom," the publication said, many Germans soldiers are "now refusing to go on further patrols or missions with Afghan troops."

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But don't worry, if the Germans won't go, Prime Minister Stephen Harper will send Canadians.

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