A Green-on-Blue Attack in Nangarhar

August 01, 2018 00:37:27
A Green-on-Blue Attack in Nangarhar
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A Green-on-Blue Attack in Nangarhar

Aug 01 2018 | 00:37:27

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Show Notes

In February 2012, Capt. Jannelle Allong-Diakabana was a military police platoon leader deployed in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One day, as she and her platoon prepared to respond to an incident outside her small base, an Afghan soldier appeared, took aim, and fired on her and several of her soldiers. Listen as she recounts the green-on-blue attack and its aftermath.

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