Night Raids (Afghanistan)
The Afghanistan night raids were a military tactic employed by the United States and Afghan special forces during the War in Afghanistan that lasted from 2001 to 2021. The coalition forces in Afghanistan maintain the Joint Prioritized Effects List (JPEL) of targets their special forces try to capture or kill. Using night vision equipment, US and Afghan special forces would raid the suspected households of targets on the Joint Prioritized Effects List. The operations were controversial, due to issues like civilian casualties. Controversy American generals have argued that these raids were a "critical" part of achieving success in the war. Afghan president Hamid Karzai has argued that they impinge upon Afghanistan's sovereignty and has called for them to be halted. Human rights workers were concerned that the raids killed a large number of civilians bystanders, who weren't on the list. In addition they were concerned that individuals ended up on the list due to weak circ ...
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Raiding A Suspected Safehouse In Afghanistan -c
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