US suspends joint military operations with Afghanistan after attacks

Kandahar : Afghanistan | Sep 17, 2012 at 10:40 PM PDT

Source: The Guardian

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Antonio Olmos The US military has suspended joint operations with Afghan forces because of a collapse in trust after a surge in the number of Americans and other Nato soldiers killed by the men they are fighting alongside or training. The chief US military officer, General Martin Dempsey, described... FULL ARTICLE AT The Guardian

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