Many soldiers complain about their putative allies, the Afghan police. Untrained and notoriously corrupt, the police flee in the face of battle, one officer said privately, and some are suspected of siding with the Taliban by night.
And some say they are confused about how to achieve their laudable mandate -- winning hearts and minds -- using deadly force.
"I tell you one thing," one said. "We need to decide what our mission out here is -- because we can't do hearts and minds and this [fighting]. It just won't work."
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