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| Man arrested 4 years after killing 2 US military advisers in Ministry of Interior |
| 2016-04-21 |
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] A man has been nabbedBook 'im, Mahmoud! four years after killing two US military advisers in an insider attack in the Ministry of Interior of Afghanistan. Sediq Sediqi, front man for the Ministry of Interior, said the attacker was identified as Abdul Saboor and was arrested by the security forces four years after the incident. The number of green-on-blue attacks by Afghan cops reached record levels in 2013 however the attacks largely dropped in 2012 as coalition and Afghan commanders bolster security and improve screening of troops who might be a threat. According to reports at least 62 coalition security forces were killed by their Afghan counterparts in 47 insider attacks. The growing green on blue attacks forced the coalition forces to improve security tactics to enhance troop protection. According to coalition officials at that time the Afghan commanders increased supervision and oversight of their troops. The Afghan officials enhanced screening of recruits and took counterintelligence steps to screen for potential attackers. |
| Posted by:Fred |