Night raids were a military tactic employed by United States and Afghan special forces during the War in Afghanistan.
[2] The operations were sometimes controversial, particularly regarding civilian casualties and claims that because coalition human intelligence collectors paid for tips, the target set may have included individuals falsely accused by financially motivated tipsters.
In addition they were concerned that individuals ended up on the list due to weak circumstantial evidence, or false denunciations triggered by greed, or long-standing tribal rivalries.
[7][8] Officials on the Afghanistan High Peace Council reacted with anger when former Guantanamo captive Sabar Lal Melma who they thought had already been cleared of suspicion, was killed during a night raid.
[3] In April 2012, Abdul Salam Zaeff, another former Guantanamo captive, who had served as the Taliban Ambassador to Pakistan, fled Afghanistan because he feared US raids.