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Fought for the C.I.A. in Afghanistan. In America, They’re Living in Fear.

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By Matthieu Aikins Verified, Wesley Morgan Verified
| RealClear Defense
Fought for the C.I.A. in Afghanistan. In America, They’re Living in Fear. A shooting in Washington, D.C., threw their immigration status into jeopardy — and brought attention to a long-hidden dimension of America’s war. Read Full Article »
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The Zero Units Fought for the C.I.A. in Afghanistan. In the U.S., They’re Living in Fear.

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By Matthieu Aikins Verified, Wesley Morgan Verified
| The New York Times Verified
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Mohammad Iqbal used to command more than 1,000 soldiers in Afghanistan, but late last year he was working maintenance at a hotel near where he lived in El Cajon, Calif., a working-class suburb of San Diego. Few outside the Afghan community there knew that the slight, soft-spoken father of six was anything more than another ordinary immigrant.
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They Celebrated Vigilante Justice on the Battlefield. Then They Brought It Home.

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By Matthieu Aikins Verified
| Reader Supported News
Pete Hegseth’s advocacy for service members accused of war crimes, and Trump’s pardons of them, have helped usher in an era of military aggression and disregard for the rule of law. In December 2018, after years in legal limbo, Mathew Golsteyn was recalled to active service at Fort Bragg. It had been two years since Golsteyn went public with the details of his case, in which he shot a man he had taken captive in southern Afghanistan.
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