Photos: Tensions in Afghanistan turn deadly
March 11, 2013
Afghan Army soldiers remove a dead passenger from a truck after U.S. forces shot at an Afghan truck, killing two passengers and injuring another on the road between Kabul and Bagram, Afghanistan, Monday, March 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid) ( Afghanistan )
A U.S. soldier secures the scene after U.S. forces shot on an Afghan truck, center, killing two passengers and injuring another on the road between Kabul and Bagram, Afghanistan, Monday, March 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid) ( Afghanistan )
Afghan men walk past an Afghan Police checkpoint on the outskirts of Maidan Shahr, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 10, 2013. Afghan President Hamid Karzai, infuriated by villager reports of forced detentions and mass arrests, gave U.S. Special Forces two weeks to vacate Wardak province, located barely 30 kilometers (24 miles) from the Afghan capital of Kabul. The deadline for their withdrawal expired midnight Sunday, March 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) ( Afghan US Friction )
Afghan Police officers stand around a dead body after U.S. forces shot on an Afghan truck, killing two passengers and injuring another on the road between Kabul and Bagram, Afghanistan, Monday, March 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Ali Hamed Haghdoust) ( Afghanistan )
Afghans look at the bodies of Afghan policemen inside an ambulance after they were killed in Wardak province, March 11, 2013. Two American soldiers were killed in a so-called insider attack when a person in an Afghan military uniform turned his weapon on U.S. and Afghan forces at a joint base in the restive east of the country, coalition forces said on Monday. REUTERS/ Mohammad Ishaq ( AFGHANISTAN-WARDAK/ )
A U.S. soldier secures the scene after U.S. forces shot on an Afghan truck, killing two passengers and injuring another on the road between Kabul and Bagram, Afghanistan, Monday, March 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid) ( Afghanistan )
Afghans ride their bikes on a deserted road in Wardak province, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 10, 2013. Afghan President Hamid Karzai, infuriated by villager reports of forced detentions and mass arrests, gave U.S. Special Forces two weeks to vacate Wardak province, located barely 30 kilometers (24 miles) from the Afghan capital of Kabul. The deadline for their withdrawal expired midnight Sunday, March 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) ( Afghan US Friction )
Afghan men peer out of a bus at a checkpoint manned by Afghan National Civil Order Police on the outskirts of Maidan Shahr, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 10, 2013. Afghan President Hamid Karzai, infuriated by villager reports of forced detentions and mass arrests, gave U.S. Special Forces two weeks to vacate Wardak province, located barely 30 kilometers (24 miles) from the Afghan capital of Kabul. The deadline for their withdrawal expired midnight Sunday, March 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) ( Afghan US Friction )
Afghan villagers Hazratullah, left, and Siddqullah listen as others, not pictured, tell their stories of abuse by U.S. Special Forces in Maidan Shahr, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 10, 2013. Afghan President Hamid Karzai, infuriated by villager reports of forced detentions and mass arrests, gave U.S. Special Forces two weeks to vacate Wardak province, located barely 30 kilometers (24 miles) from the Afghan capital of Kabul. The deadline for their withdrawal expired midnight Sunday, March 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) ( Afghan US Friction )
Afghan National Civil Order Police check passengers at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Maidan Shahr, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 10, 2013. Afghan President Hamid Karzai, infuriated by villager reports of forced detentions and mass arrests, gave U.S. Special Forces two weeks to vacate Wardak province, located barely 30 kilometers (24 miles) from the Afghan capital of Kabul. The deadline for their withdrawal expired midnight Sunday, March 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) ( APTOPIX Afghan US Friction )
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai speaks during the opening ceremony of the third year of the Afghanistan parliament in Kabul on March 6, 2013. Afghan President Hamid Karzai ratcheted up his criticism of the United States on March 10, 2013, marring a debut visit by the new U.S. defense secretary, Chuck Hagel, and highlighting tensions that could undermine Washington's strategy to wind down the unpopular war. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail/Files ( AFGHANISTAN-USA-TALKS )
Afghan villagers show a paper with pictures of relatives held in U.S. Special Forces custody in Maidan Shahr, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 10, 2013. Afghan President Hamid Karzai, infuriated by villager reports of forced detentions and mass arrests, gave U.S. Special Forces two weeks to vacate Wardak province, located barely 30 kilometers (24 miles) from the Afghan capital of Kabul. The deadline for their withdrawal expired midnight Sunday, March 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) ( Afghan US Friction )
An Afghan walks past the heavily protected police headquarters in Maidan Shahr, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 10, 2013. Afghan President Hamid Karzai, infuriated by villager reports of forced detentions and mass arrests, gave U.S. Special Forces two weeks to vacate Wardak province, located barely 30 kilometers (24 miles) from the Afghan capital of Kabul. The deadline for their withdrawal expired midnight Sunday, March 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) ( Afghan US Friction )
Maj. Mohammed Arif, left, Counter terrorism officer and Police man Abdul Ghafoor enjoy a break at the police headquarters in Maidan Shahr, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 10, 2013. Afghan President Hamid Karzai, infuriated by villager reports of forced detentions and mass arrests, gave U.S. Special Forces two weeks to vacate Wardak province, located barely 30 kilometers (24 miles) from the Afghan capital of Kabul. The deadline for their withdrawal expired midnight Sunday, March 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) ( Afghan US Friction )
An Afghan police man stands guard at the Police headquarters in Maidan Shahr, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 10, 2013. Afghan President Hamid Karzai, infuriated by villager reports of forced detentions and mass arrests, gave U.S. Special Forces two weeks to vacate Wardak province, located barely 30 kilometers (24 miles) from the Afghan capital of Kabul. The deadline for their withdrawal expired midnight Sunday, March 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) ( Afghan US Friction )
Habib Noor, shows a plaster on his body, from two U.S. Special forces and their Afghan translator named Zikrya who beat him he said, in Maidan Shahr, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 10, 2013. Afghan President Hamid Karzai, infuriated by villager reports of forced detentions and mass arrests, gave U.S. Special Forces two weeks to vacate Wardak province, located barely 30 kilometers (24 miles) from the Afghan capital of Kabul. The deadline for their withdrawal expired midnight Sunday, March 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) ( Afghan US Friction )
Afghan carpenter Abdullah, right, wipes his tears away as he tells his story about an Afghan special forces solider who slammed the end of his rifle into Abdullah's neck causing a fracture in his vertebrae, in Maidan Shahr, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 10, 2013. Afghan President Hamid Karzai, infuriated by villager reports of forced detentions and mass arrests, gave U.S. Special Forces two weeks to vacate Wardak province, located barely 30 kilometers (24 miles) from the Afghan capital of Kabul. The deadline for their withdrawal expired midnight Sunday, March 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) ( Afghan US Friction )
Afghan man Naimatullah, center, speaks about how he was picked up several months ago by U.S. Special Forces along with his brothers, fingerprinted and the isometrics on his eyes done before being released, on the outskirts of Maidan Shahr, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 10, 2013. Both his brothers are still in custody though he has been unable to find out where they are being held. Afghan President Hamid Karzai, infuriated by villager reports of forced detentions and mass arrests, gave U.S. Special Forces two weeks to vacate Wardak province, located barely 30 kilometers (24 miles) from the Afghan capital of Kabul. The deadline for their withdrawal expired midnight Sunday, March 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) ( Afghan US Friction )
Mohammed Isaq, weeps as he tells the story of his nephew's arrest by U.S Special Forces in Maidan Shahr, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 10, 2013. Afghan President Hamid Karzai, infuriated by villager reports of forced detentions and mass arrests, gave U.S. Special Forces two weeks to vacate Wardak province, located barely 30 kilometers (24 miles) from the Afghan capital of Kabul. The deadline for their withdrawal expired midnight Sunday, March 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) ( APTOPIX Afghan US Friction )
Afghan men pear through a window with bars as villagers, unseen, tell their stories of abuse, forced detentions and mass arrests by U.S. Special Forces in Maidan Shahr, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 10, 2013. Afghan President Hamid Karzai, infuriated by villager reports of forced detentions and mass arrests, gave U.S. Special Forces two weeks to vacate Wardak province, located barely 30 kilometers (24 miles) from the Afghan capital of Kabul. The deadline for their withdrawal expired midnight Sunday, March 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) ( Afghan US Friction )
Hazratullah breaks down as he tells the story of his 21 year old son in U.S. Special Forces custody in Maidan Shahr, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 10, 2013. Afghan President Hamid Karzai, infuriated by villager reports of forced detentions and mass arrests, gave U.S. Special Forces two weeks to vacate Wardak province, located barely 30 kilometers (24 miles) from the Afghan capital of Kabul. The deadline for their withdrawal expired midnight Sunday, March 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) ( Afghan US Friction )
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