US Military Suspends Joint Patrols With Afghans

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n the wake of insider attacks which killed four more Coalition troops over the weekend, top U.S. officials have decided to suspend most joint U.S.-Afghan military operations.

David Martin of CBS News reports that an order has suspended operations "until further notice." Afghan and American administrators and officers at higher echelons will continue working together, but most grunts on the ground are now sequestered from their Afghan counterparts.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Martin Dempsey said Monday morning of insider attacks, "they are a very serious threat to the campaign."

Insider attacks have occurred 36 separate times this year, at a cost of 51 Coalition lives, most American.


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