Afghan Insider Attacks Complicate Obama’s Handover Plans
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The increase in “insider attacks” by Afghans against U.S. and coalition forces is complicating President Barack Obama’s plan to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan.
“We’ve got to make sure that we’re on top of this,” Obama said yesterday at a White House news conference, citing an “uptick” in attacks by Afghans working with coalition forces in the past year.