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March 3, 2014

Report: U.S. Troops Beat, Threatened Afghan Radio Broadcaster Who Aired U.S.-Paid Ads 
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In news from Afghanistan, a radio station owner who airs ads paid for by
U.S. forces says those same forces raided his station, beat him and
threatened to kill him on Thursday, before releasing him the next day
without charge. Qazi Nasir Mudassir told The New York Times that the
U.S. special forces, who hooded him and damaged his equipment, appeared
to be unaware that his station is largely supported by pro-government
ads paid for by the U.S. military — ads which have earned him
death threats from the Taliban. U.S. forces said the operation was
"Afghan-led," but Afghan officials said they were unaware of it, and
local police said they did not hear about the raid until it was
underway.

 

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