NATO restricts joint operations with Afghans: officials

KABUL: NATO-led forces are scaling back joint operations with Afghan forces after a spate of "insider attacks" in which Afghan recruits turned their weapons on their Western allies, officers said Tuesday.

Most joint patrols and advisory work with Afghan troops will only be conducted at the battalion level and above, while cooperation with smaller units will have to be "evaluated on a case-by-case basis and approved by RC (regional) commanders," the International Security Assistance Force said in a statement.