Tut Naw is a small village of farmers and cattle breeders, which clings to the inaccessible mountains of Kunar, north of Jalalabad. On Monday 2nd October, the US marines engaged in the “Mountain Fury” operation surrounded it and carried out a house-to-house search, looking for presumed Talibans who should have been hiding there. But they found nothing, not even weapons. The soldiers set fire to six houses, killed about ten cows by shooting at them, and then left taking three of the village boys with them.
The episode was reported by the governor of the province, who promised the population of Tut Naw to ask the Usa commands for explanations and especially for compensation for the damage caused. But this will be difficult, since a Coalition spokesman, Lieutenant Marcelo Calero, immediately said he knew nothing about such events.

Don’t criticize the occupier. At the same time in the government palace in Jalalabad a meeting was taking place among the tribal chiefs of the region, to discuss the worsening of the safety conditions in the area. Zabit Zaher, a respected elder from the mountains of Kughyani- who was responsible for the finances  in his district at the time of mujaheddin government of Rabbani and was later imprisoned because of this by the Talibans- spoke and declared that the blame for the insecurity in the region was to be laid at the Usa occupation forces’ door, and he stated that they should leave and leave the area under the control of local authorities, who would then arrest and hand over to them ”all the Talebans they want”. At the end of the meeting, Zabit Zaher was arrested by the marines. His nephew, Taher Omar, reported him.

Putting a green patch on it is not enough. In the eastern area of Afghanistan, just like in all other parts of the country, the US troops have been responsible for gratuitous violence and abuses against the local population.
Since the 5th October these same marines wear on their arm, as well as the stars and stripes flag, the green material blazon of the Isaf “peace mission” under Nato control: the same blazon that can be found on the uniforms of the nearly 2000 Italian soldiers deployed in nearby Kabul and in Herat.
It’s difficult to explain to an Afghan the differences between an Italian “Alpino” and a US marine, since they wear the same uniform and a badge that no longer makes any distinction between them. It’s even more difficult to convince him that the soldiers who a few days ago burned his village, killed his cattle and took away one of his relatives have now suddenly become soldiers of peace, who have come to rebuild his land and guarantee safety.