Afghan commander suspected of acting as crime boss

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Wasil, 47, is suspected of tipping off militants to U.S. troop movements, releasing detainees in exchange for bribes and selling weapons to insurgents.

http://www.stripes.com/news/middle-east/afghan-commander-suspected-of-acting-as-crime-boss-1.187904

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[MtnGoat]

Nothing new IMO..even with a Battalion Commander, CSMs etc. most do it for extra money and not idealism. This guy isn't a crime boss, he is a insurgent or insurgent supporter or sympathizer.