Task Force 373
Task Force 373 (TF373) is a joint military
War in Afghanistan
.
The unit became prominent when the
Mazar-e-Sharif.[2]
The leaked information shows that Task Force 373 used at least three bases in
Task Force 88.[3]
Operations
It has been reported that the unit's mission was to "deactivate"
The War Logs
includes at least 62 instances of detainee transfers where the source of the detainee is stated as being "TF373".
In an article datelined 25 July 2010, coalition allies. Allegations of extrajudicial killing have raised questions about the legality of the operations.[1]
The New York Times confirmed the existence of TF373 and its work in connection with a kill or capture list but gave a lower number, "about 70," for the number of targets on the list. "These missions, which have been stepped up under the Obama administration, claim notable successes, but have sometimes gone wrong, killing civilians and stoking Afghan resentment."[5]
References
- ^ a b c Davies, Nick (25 July 2010). "Afghanistan war logs: Task Force 373 – special forces hunting top Taliban". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ^ a b Gebauer, Matthias; Goetz, John; Hoyng, Hans; Koelbl, Susanne; Rosenbach, Marcel; Schmitz, Gregor Peter (26 July 2010). "US Elite Unit Could Create Political Fallout for Berlin". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ^ Afghanistan war logs: Task Force 373 – special forces hunting top Taliban
- ^ Fantz, Ashley; Lister, Tim (26 July 2010). "WikiLeaks shines spotlight on mysterious Task Force 373". CNN. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- ^ C. J. Chivers, Carlotta Gall, Andrew W. Lehren, Mark Mazzetti, Jane Perlez, and Eric Schmitt, Jacob Harris, Alan McLean (25 July 2010). "View Is Bleaker Than Official Portrayal of War in Afghanistan". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
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