THE ISAF MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN – THE DANGER OF ‘GREEN ON BLUE’ ATTACKS Cover Image

MISJA WOJSK ISAF W AFGANISTANIE – ZAGROŻENIA TYPU „GREEN ON BLUE”
THE ISAF MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN – THE DANGER OF ‘GREEN ON BLUE’ ATTACKS

Author(s): Arkadiusz Machniak
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Security and defense, Military policy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego
Keywords: green on blue attacks; Taliban; ISAF; coalitions; Afghanistan

Summary/Abstract: The terrorist attacks in New York on 11th September 2001 resulted in a new method of armed conflict which was asymmetric in character, on this occasion in Afghanistan. The ISAF faced the Taliban – a rival who had an advantage because of local knowledge and help from some of the neighbouring countries, such as Pakistan, and international terrorist organizations such as Al-Qaeda. The Taliban maintained surveillance on the ANSF which supported ISAF. As a result, attacks described as green on blue happened which were caused also by a conflict of a cultural and religious basis between Afghan soldiers and ISAF soldiers. Due to its unpre-dictability and the impossibility of stating its area and time, they became one of the biggest dangers for ISAF soldiers during that difficult mission.

  • Issue Year: 12/2014
  • Issue No: 04
  • Page Range: 24-34
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish
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