Bounty on NATO
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Is it just me or have things become really desperate in Afghanistan for both the Taliban and Al-Qaeda?
A local Afghan leader claims there is a bounty on NATO forces currently deployed in his country. Haji Saifullah, district leader for Maywand, said in an interview that he has reason to believe the Pakistan ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence) is offering money to people to lay mines. In an interview he said, “If the mine goes off on coalition forces they are going to get more money, if they go off on (Afghanistan National Army soldiers) they are going to get middle-class money and if it is going off on police they are going to get less money.” According to Saifullah a NATO casualty is worth 100,000 Rupees or about $1,900.
His comments came about 20 minutes after an explosion which injured four members of the Afghanistan National Police. Preliminary reports suggest the explosion was caused by an improvised explosive device or IED.
Maywand district is a desert region in the northwest sector of Kandahar province and his home to about 100,000 people. Canadian Forces have been deployed in the area since early March as part of Operation Achilles working to stabilize neighbouring Helmund Province.
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