10.21.2013

But it seemed like a good idea at the time

Afghan special forces commander switches sides - The Hill's DEFCON Hill

A U.S.-trained Afghan special forces commander has defected to an insurgent group — and brought a truckload of weapons and equipment with him.…

“He sent some of his comrades on leave and paid others to go out sightseeing, and then escaped with up to 30 guns, night-vision goggles, binoculars and a Humvee," Shuja ul-Mulkh Jalala, the governor of Kunar, told Reuters.

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