[news] Plan for Afghan Police Station Dropped After Officers Allegedly Caught Robbing Villagers

[Mostly Water - "Canadian" and International alternative news feed]

by Allison Lampert, CanWest News Service - Friday, December 21, 2007

A plan to run the first independent Afghan police station in Kandahar province was sacked this week, just days after the officers were allegedly caught robbing villagers...The Afghan National Police was supposed to be manning the station with support from Afghan National Army and Canadian soldiers located at a nearby outpost...But after less than a week, the police officers allegedly began robbing and harassing residents in the area...  


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