By RAHIM FAIEZ
Associated Press Writer
KABUL (AP) - NATO-led forces arrested a deputy provincial police chief they accused of helping place roadside bombs north of Kabul, officials said, in the latest sign of concerns about weaknesses in Afghan security forces.
The Interior Ministry, which oversees the police, wasn't informed about the arrest in advance and is contacting NATO to learn what happened, according to ministry spokesman Zamary Bashary.
Attaullah Wahab, the deputy police chief and security director inKapisa province, was detained along with a bodyguard in a raid backed by helicopters while he was home in the provincial capital of Mahmud-i-Raqi, according to a spokesman for the provincial government, Halim Ayar.
NATO did not identify the suspect but said joint Afghan-coalition forces arrested an Afghan national police commander Friday for illegal activity and corruption in Kapisa and the Bagram district - the site of the main U.S. military hub - in neighboring Parwan province.
He was accused of involvement in the storage, distribution and installation of bombs on roads surrounding Mahmud-i-Raqi as well as corruption related to road reconstruction.
"He has been clearly linked to criminal activities including a murder during the summer of 2009," a NATO statement said of the detained police official.
Hey falcon, could this possibly be the reason why you can't have an instant Army ready to stand up and take over so our troops can come home? It takes time to build up security forces and weeds out the bad apples. Nothing unusual.
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It takes time to build up security forces and weeds out the bad apples. Nothing unusual.
The US has spent over eight years trying to train the Afghans to fight. The US needs to set a date to get out of Afghanistan lock, stock and barrel. It is nearly impossible to win when the leader of the country you are fighting for criticizes your military every time you kill a bunch of Taliban.
The Afghan army and police are heavily infiltrated by the Taliban and al Queda. Sadly, Karzai has done nothing to fix that problem. There is only so much that can be done with a military that has an illiteracy rate of over 80 percent: Been there and tried to do that. At least one-quarter of the NATO troops who were killed in Afghanistan last year were murdered by the Afghan army, the Afghan militia or the Afghan police.
The US has spent over eight years trying to train the Afghans to fight. The US needs to set a date to get out of Afghanistan lock, stock and barrel. It is nearly impossible to win when the leader of the country you are fighting for criticizes your military every time you kill a bunch of Taliban.
And it will make us safer by retreating and not continuing to confront the terrorist head on? Should we just retreat to our borders?
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The Afghan army and police are heavily infiltrated by the Taliban and al Queda. Sadly, Karzai has done nothing to fix that problem. There is only so much that can be done with a military that has an illiteracy rate of over 80 percent: Been there and tried to do that. At least one-quarter of the NATO troops who were killed in Afghanistan last year were murdered by the Afghan army, the Afghan militia or the Afghan police
You're all over the map here falcon. You claim heavy infiltration. You blame Karzai for doing nothing. You blame illiteracy. So which is it?
You can't build an instant army overnight, especially when illiteracy rate is so high. It wasn't always like that over there. It's going to take a lot more time. First you must get it calm again like it was before Al Qaeda and the Taliban turned their focus back on Afghanistan from Iraq..Can you turn out readers overnight? Heck, with the track record of our public schools here in America, it maybe an impposible task. However, we are taking on that problem and again, it isn't instant success just like building an army. However, you leave and abandon that and we'll be right back in there down the road.
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"I never said I was worth it. I only said I wouldn't do it for less " William F. Buckley Jr.
You're all over the map here falcon. You claim heavy infiltration. You blame Karzai for doing nothing. You blame illiteracy. So which is it?
All of the above. An illiterate army will never be more than good ten minute fighters. The US has been "training" the Saudis since 1974. Over 70 percent of Saudi troops cannot read their names in neon lights: They retain almost nothing that is taught them. They still cannot fight. Recently a few hundred rag tag Yemenis attacked across the Saudi border and wiped the Saudis butts. US air support saved the day.
That is an interesting comment. We often tend to look at nation building as an exercise in defeating an enemy, suppressing terrorism and bolstering an economy. We tend to forget that education does enable a nation or country to self-improve.
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