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title: "American And Czech Troops Are Being Investigated For Allegedly Beating An Afghan Commando To Death"
date: "2018-11-27"
modified: "2018-11-27"
authors:
  - name: "Paul Szoldra"
    job_title: "Editor"
    link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/paul-szoldra/"
url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/news/afghan-commando-death/"
categories:
  - "News"
---

# American And Czech Troops Are Being Investigated For Allegedly Beating An Afghan Commando To Death

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American and Czech troops in Afghanistan are under investigation for allegedly beating an [Afghan Commando to death](<https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/26/us/politics/czech-soldiers-american-military-afghanistan.html>), The New York Times reported on Monday.

- The 19-year-old commando, Wahidullah Khan, was in NATO custody after he was arrested for an insider attack against Czech soldiers at Shindand air base on Oct 22.
- The attack killed Czech [Cpl. Tomáš Procházka](<https://www.radio.cz/de/rubrik/tagesecho/dritter-anschlag-auf-tschechen-in-afghanistan>), 42, and wounded two other Czech soldiers.
- According to The Times, Khan was arrested for the attack within hours by Afghan troops who then transferred him to NATO custody.
- Afghan officials told The Times that Khan was returned to them later that evening, around midnight, beaten and unconscious. He died a short time later.
- The insider attack Khan was accused of carrying out came just days after the top American general in Afghanistan, Gen. Austin S. Miller, dodged another.
- On Oct. 18, an Afghan bodyguard killed the Kandahar police chief, intelligence chief, and wounded the provincial governor, U.S. Army Gen. Jeffrey Smiley, and two NATO contractors.
- Army Col. Dave Butler, a spokesman for Operation Resolute Support, confirmed an investigation had been opened. He told Task & Purpose the Army's Criminal Investigative Division "will investigate to determine whether any potential misconduct occurred, and we will hold individuals accountable, as appropriate."

[Read the full story at The Times \>](<https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/26/us/politics/czech-soldiers-american-military-afghanistan.html>)

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Paul Szoldra was the Editor in Chief of Task & Purpose from October 2018 until August 2022. Since joining T&P, he has led a talented team of writers, editors, and creators who produce military journalism reaching millions of readers each month. He also founded and edits [Duffel Blog](<https://www.duffelblog.com/>), a popular satirical newsletter for the military. Before becoming a journalist in 2013, he served as a Marine infantryman in Afghanistan, Korea, and other areas of the Pacific. His eyes still go up every time a helicopter from Camp Pendleton flies over his office in Southern California.

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