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September 17th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
Speaking on BBC’s World at One, Mr Rasmussen said that “insider attacks”
by Afghan security forces on the Nato troops who are training and mentoring
them are “a matter of great concern”.
He added: “We have taken and continue to take all the steps necessary to
prevent such insider attacks, because they threaten to undermine trust and
confidence between foreign troops and Afghan security forces.
“In order to prevent such attacks, we have strengthened vetting
procedures and recruitment procedures and we will continue to do so if
necessary.”
Private Thomas Wroe, 18, left, and Sergeant Gareth Thursby, 29, were shot
and fatally wounded by a rogue Afghan Local Policeman in Check Point Tora in
the Nahr-e-Saraj District of Helmand Province
So far this year there have been more than 50 ‘green-on-blue’ deaths – Nato
soldiers killed at the hands of Afghan forces – compared to 35 in 2011.
Mr Rasmussen insisted that Nato was sticking to its timetable of handing over
control in Afghanistan to home-grown forces at the end of 2014, despite
indications from Mr Hammond that troops may be withdrawn at a faster pace
than expected next year.
“The strategy we are pursuing is the only strategy that makes sense,”
Mr Rasmussen said. “With the goal to let the Afghans take full
responsibility for their own security by the end of 2014, we are now
building up the number of Afghan security forces to a level of 352,000.
“Quality-wise, we train and educate them so they can take the lead of
more and more security operations.
“It is not an accelerated timeline. We stick to the timeline we outlined
two years ago, that in a gradual process we will hand over lead
responsibility for security to Afghan security forces.”
Asked about the surprise attack on Camp Bastion which killed two US Marines
and destroyed five aircraft, Mr Rasmussen said: “It seems to have been
a well-organised attack, but it is also a fact that all the attackers were
killed or captured, and I don’t think the attack will have an operational
impact on our mission in Afghanistan.”
Responding to a Nato airstrike said by Afghan officials to have killed eight
civilian women collecting firewood in the east of the country yesterday, Mr
Rasmussen said: “It is a very tragic incident and I convey my heartfelt
condolences to the families.
“Having said that, I would also like to stress that we do all we can to
minimise the number of civilian casualties and the fact is that a huge
majority of civilian casualties in Afghanistan are caused by the Taliban.”
Speaking today at the family home in Holmfirth, West Yorks., Pte Wroe’s father
Mick Wroe, who served in the Duke of Wellington regiment, which later became
3rd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, paid tribute to his “hero”
son.
“He wasn’t interested in anything else. He just wanted to be in the Army.
It’s all he ever wanted to do. He was following in the family footsteps and
fulfilling his life’s dream.”
His mother Claire, 39, a care home deputy manager, said: “He was buzzing
about going to Afghanistan. He couldn’t wait to go out there, but couldn’t
until he was 18. He wanted to go and join all his mates. He was so excited.”
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