Taliban’s use of US weapons muddled two death inquiries in Afghanistan
Kyle Rempfer
July 2 at 12:06 PM
The Taliban’s ability to capture U.S.-made equipment complicated an investigation into the deaths of two U.S. soldiers last spring and left open the possibility that one was killed by Afghan friendly fire.
The deaths occurred as U.S. troops and Afghan commandos were clearing a village in northern Afghanistan. They encountered stiff Taliban resistance while, at the same time, two friendly elements converged without knowing each other’s exact location.
The investigation asserted there was a “distinct possibility†that the Taliban had acquired the same U.S.-made ammunition and guns carried by Afghan commandos, making it difficult to determine who shot the Americans.
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/07/02/talibans-use-of-us-weapons-muddled-two-death-inquiries-in-afghanistan/
