Afghan Official Blames Insider Attacks on Infiltrators

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The majority of so-called insider attacks by Afghan security forces against U.S. and other foreign troops are committed by insurgent infiltrators, according to Afghanistan’s deputy foreign minister, Jawed Ludin.

Speaking yesterday in Washington, he said he disagreed with U.S. military commanders about one of the most sensitive issues in the two nation’s security partnership: Afghan government forces killing Americans and other allies.