Afghan government officials say US special forces stationed Wardak province have two weeks to get out.<br/> <br />They've been ordered to leave the key battleground area over allegations that Afghans working for them tortured, abused and even killed innocent residents.<br/> <br />A spokesperson for President Hamid Karzai made the announcement Sunday.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Dari) AIMAL FAIZI, SPOKESMAN FOR AFGHAN PRESIDENT, HAMID KARZAI; SAYING:<br/> <br />"The Afghan national security meeting made a decision and have assigned the ministry of defense to pull out all U.S. special forces out of the Wardak province within two weeks."<br/> <br />According to military officials, residents say nine people have disappeared, allegedly at the hands of the special forces operatives.<br/> <br />This woman says her son was beaten, his body dropped under a bridge.<br/> <br />And this man claims he was beaten in the legs and head before any attempt was made to question him about anything.<br/> <br />Afghan Army chief of Staff, Sher Mohammad Karimi.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) GENERAL SHER MOHAMMAD KARIMI, AFGHAN ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF; SAYING:<br/> <br />"The order is, in order to prove whether who is doing this the one solution would be just stop operating these people as a whole."<br/> <br />The NATO led International Security Assistance Force said in a statement that the US is aware of the allegations and will investigate.
