Afghan villages to be spared US night raids
Night raids on suspected militant in Afghanistan will cease if it means troops have to go into local villages.
The Afghan government has reached agreement with the United States to halt night raids on Afghan homes, which have soured relations between locals and US military personnel.
Rising anti-Western sentiment, blamed on violations of privacy during night operations, has been obvious for many months, even though US military leaders have described the raids as key to dealing with insurgents.
From Sunday, night raids will only be allowed to be conducted by the Afghan National Army.
According to Reuters, the deal will be signed by the Afghan Defense Minister and NATO's top soldier in the country, US Marine General John Allen, and will allow Afghan authorities to have control over prisoners taken in night raids, even to the point of stopping interrogations by the US Military.
Source:Southeast Asia News.Net
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