The training of Afghan local police and special operations forces, about 7 per cent of all Afghan security forces, has been put on hold for at least a month while their American trainers conduct stricter vetting to root out any infiltrators or new recruits who could pose risks to the coalition troops working with them, US officials said.
The move does not affect the vast majority of Afghan forces – more than 350,000 – who are still being trained and are working in the field with US and Nato counterparts. A rash of recent attacks by Afghan forces on US and Nato troops has led to a hold on the training of units overseen by American Special Operations forces. – (New York Times Service)