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An American-led military unit pulverized an Afghan village in Kandahar's Arghandab River Valley in October, after it became overrun with Taliban insurgents. It's hard to understand how turning an entire village into dust fits into America's counterinsurgency strategy -- which supposedly prizes the local people's loyalty above all else.
But it's the latest indication that Gen. David Petraeus, the counterinsurgency icon, is prosecuting a frustrating war with surprising levels of violence. Some observers already fear a backlash brewing in the area.
Tarok Kolache Wiped Off Map By 25 Tons Of Bombs
FOTO: Amerikanci u Afganistanu izbrisali selo sa lica zemlje
24SI - Kad Amerikanci u borbi protiv talibana u Afganistanu poduzmu krajnje mjere, onda se dogodi Tarok Kolache, selo koje je pretvoreno u prah bombardovanjem iz zraka.
Kako se pretvaranje čitavog sela uklapa u američku strategiju borbe protiv pobunjenika, opisuje Paula Broadwell koja je završila vojnu akademiju West Point i koja radi na biografiji američkog generala Davida Petraeusa, prenosi Wired. Jedan od njegovih podređenih zapovjednika, pukovnik David Flynn je 6. oktobra prošle godine navodno je naredio doslovno "brisanje sa lica zemlje" spomenutog sela raketama i bombama.