U.S. Night Raids Aimed at Afghan Civilians
Submitted on September 21, 2011
By GARETH PORTER - Counterpunch
U.S. Special Operations Forces have been increasingly aiming their night-time raids, which have been the primary cause of Afghan anger at the U.S. military presence, at civilian non- combatants in order to exploit their possible intelligence value, according to a new study...The study provides new evidence of the degree to which the criteria used for targeting of individuals in night raids...[has] been loosened to include people who have not been identified as insurgents.
