Most of them are local Afghans, and once disarmed they will be left alone.

"It is important to share information amongst all the people on the ground, to include the local Afghans when it's possible to do that," he said.

The men were believed to be fighters and not local Afghans, he said, because of the suspicious way they passed through the area.

He also took a short tour around the city and met with local Afghans.

A crowd of approximately one hundred local Afghans had gathered around the area to watch the incident unfold.

Because, far from serving the local Afghans, government officials got rich off of them.

Others intermarried with local Afghans while some arrived with their families to Afghanistan.

It currently employs around 700 people of which 98% are local Afghans.

Still local Afghan believe that the water of this monument can cure rabid dog bite.

The reviews suggested that American commanders had sometimes relied on incorrect information from local Afghans.