Kabul: Nato will continue to carry out night raids that target suspected insurgents despite repeated protests by Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the alliance said on Monday.
Spokesman Brig. Gen. Carsten Jacobson said that Afghan special forces, however, now take part in nearly all night raids and their participation is constantly increasing.
Jacobson countered that the raids remain the safest form of operation to take out insurgent leaders. They account for less than 1 percent of civilian casualties, and in 85 percent of cases no shots are fired, he said.
