Classified intelligence files from the NSA, GCHQ, and the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) from the archive of whistleblower Edward Snowden, studied by Der Spiegel, include a list of the Western alliance’s “ targeted killings ” in Afghanistan. The material covers the period from 2009-2011, when US General Stanley McChrystal and then-General David Petraeus led operations during the beginning years of Obama’s presidency. Contrary to the declared objective of winning the fight against the insurgency, the ' Kill List ' – or Joint Prioritized Effects List, with names numbering at times as high as 750 – proves for the...
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