NATO rejects Karzai’s abuse allegations

February 26th, 2013

FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

Coalition spokesman German Gen. Gunter Katz said on Monday that the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) found no evidence to support allegations that US Special Forces were involved in the abuse of Afghan civilians in Wardak province, the Associated Press reported.

“Over the past few weeks there have been various allegations of special forces conducting themselves in an unprofessional manner” in Wardak, Katz told reporters.

He added that “so far, we could not find evidence that would support these allegations.”

An ISAF spokesman, Jamie Graybeal, said that “in recent months, a thorough review has confirmed that no Coalition forces have been involved in the alleged misconduct in Wardak province.”

He said that a special panel of Afghan officials and officers from the ISAF would look “into the current concerns of citizens” in Wardak.

On Sunday, Karzai ordered the withdrawal of US Special Forces from Wardak and Logar provinces within two weeks, accusing them of fuelling “insecurity and instability.”

“In today’s national security council meeting, Afghan President Hamid Karzai ordered the ministry of defense to kick out the US Special Forces from Wardak and Logar provinces within two weeks,” presidential spokesman Aimal Faizi said during a press conference.

“After a thorough discussion, it became clear that armed individuals named as US special force[s] stationed in Wardak province engage in harassing, annoying, torturing and even murdering innocent people,” Faizi said.

Karzai’s issued the order only days after US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta unveiled a proposal during a NATO meeting in Brussels, suggesting that US and European forces remain in Afghanistan beyond the 2014 withdrawal plan.

The US invaded Afghanistan in October 2001 under the pretext of combating terrorism.

The offensive removed the Taliban from power, but insecurity continues to rise across the country despite the presence of thousands of US-led soldiers.

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