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reported that "In many cases, the unit has set out to seize a target for internment, but in others it has simply killed them without attempting to capture. The logs reveal that TF 373 has also killed civilian men, women and children and even
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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
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officers who have strayed into its path." The newspaper report also stated that "Details of more than 2,000 senior figures from the Taliban and al-Qaida are named on a 'kill or capture' list, known as
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from Afghanistan and other coalition nations, it appeared to draw its troops primarily from U.S. Special Operations forces, among others the
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Gebauer, Matthias; Goetz, John; Hoyng, Hans; Koelbl, Susanne; Rosenbach, Marcel; Schmitz, Gregor Peter (26 July 2010).
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includes at least 62 instances of detainee transfers where the source of the detainee is stated as being "TF373".
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The leaked information shows that Task Force 373 used at least three bases in
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of the unit were brought to public attention by the release of the
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It has been reported that the unit's mission was to "deactivate"
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have raised questions about the legality of the operations.
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Explosive Leaks Provide Image of War from Those Fighting It
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War Logs Cast Light on Dirty Side of Afghanistan Conflict
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2010. It has been claimed that the unit was stationed at
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Index

commando
War in Afghanistan
clandestine operations
Afghan War Diary
WikiLeaks
Camp Marmal
Mazar-e-Sharif
Afghanistan
Kabul
Kandahar
Khost
special forces
7th Special Forces Group
160th SOAR
SEALs
MARSOC
JSOC
Task Force 121
Task Force 145
Task Force 20
Task Force 6-26
Task Force 88
suspected senior Taliban
The War Logs
The Guardian
Afghan police
JPEL
coalition allies
extrajudicial killing
The New York Times

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