Ties Between US Troops and Afghan Citizens Worsening

The Takeaway

From the aftermath of the attack in Kandahar which resulted in 17 civilian deaths, David Loyn reports that Afghan citizens appear fed up with a decade of war. The  worsening  ties between U.S. troops and Afghans have been exacerbated in 2012 by the U.S. troops burning of the Koran and the March 11 shooting. David Loyn is a correspondent for our partner the BBC.

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