The author of this commentary is:
.. the British Army adviser to Brigadier Shirin Shah, Commander of the Afghan National Army (ANA) in central Helmand...Lt Col Charlie Maconochie is the Commanding Officer of 3/215 Brigade Advisory Group and 3rd Battalion The Rifles..
Much of the article will be familiar to readers, this paragraph with my emphasis is of note:
The catalyst for the majority of insider attacks appears to be a mix of personal grievances, cultural disparities and psychological distress. The largely unreported number of attacks by Afghan soldiers on their own forces bears this out. Insurgent involvement in some attacks should be seen as a desperate act by an enemy that is under growing pressure from increasingly confident and capable Afghan security forces. There is simply no evidence of any widespread insurgent infiltration of the Afghan forces.
He ends with the official mantra:
Our campaign plan is on track, but we still have much work to do as advisers. At this vital stage, we must not let anything knock us off course.
Link:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...ghanistan.html