An Insider Attack in Afghanistan

July 12, 2017 00:32:45
An Insider Attack in Afghanistan
The Spear
An Insider Attack in Afghanistan

Jul 12 2017 | 00:32:45

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Show Notes

In 2014, Master Sgt. Raymond Collazo was a platoon sergeant deployed to eastern Afghanistan. Just weeks into his unit's deployment, the platoon was on a mission that took them to a police compound. Insider attacks had been on the rise in the country for several years, and that day, the platoon would experience what it's like to have a presumed ally open fire on them.

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