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United States and NATO missile strikes continued to exact a heavy toll over the weekend, with at least 13 Afghans killed in two episodes that Afghan officials said were mistakes. ... Source: www.moreover.com --- 4 days ago
KABUL, Afghanistan As if to underscore the challenges the U.S. faces in Afghanistan during the visit of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, U.S. and allied troops were blamed for two mistakes Sunday that killed at least 12 Afghans. ... Source: www.moreover.com --- 3 days ago
Baghdad, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) At least four Iraqi civilians have died in the last hours, two of them by US shots, while the US death toll has amounted to 4,125 since they invaded the country in March 2003. ... Source: www.washingtonpost.com --- 1 day ago
U.S., NATO officials launch investigations into three separate U.S.-led airstrikes that Afghan officials say killed at least 78 civilians. ... Source: www.washingtonpost.com --- 23 hours ago
KABUL -- U.S. and NATO military officials in Afghanistan have launched investigations into three separate U.S.-led airstrikes that Afghan officials say killed at least 78 civilians this month. ... Source: www.topix.com --- 7 days ago
The acknowledgement came as reports of more Civilian Deaths caused by a fresh air raid by foreign forces emerged on Thursday from the neighbouring province of Herat. ... Source: news.scotsman.com --- 5 days ago
AT LEAST 13 civilians and police officers have been killed in two clashes involving Nato forces in Afghanistan. ... Source: www.myantiwar.org --- 12 hours ago
... Source: freeinternetpress.com --- 1 day ago
U.S. and NATO military officials in Afghanistan have launched investigations into three separate U.S.-led air strikes that Afghan officials say killed at least 78 civilians this month. The investigations come during what United Nations and Afghan officials say is one of the deadliest years for civilians since the war began. In the first six months of this year, the number of civilians killed in fighting has increased by nearly 40 percent over the same period last year, according to U.N. data. "We have seen a number of occurrences lately where a large number of civilians have been killed. It would be fair to say that this year so far there has been an increase in the number of civilians killed by all sides," said Dan McNorton, a spokesman for the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. More than half of those killed in the three recent U.S.-led air strikes - which occurred in a three-week span in three provinces in eastern and western Afghanistan - were women and children, according to Afghan and Western officials. In one case, about 47 women and children in a wedding party were killed. The death toll from Western air strikes has renewed political furor over foreign military operations in Afghanistan as the Taliban insurgency is intensifying. ... Source: peacepundit.com --- 1 day ago
Two recent news reports provide an updated overview of the Civilian casualty situation in Afghanistan. In recent months there has been a sharp increase in the rate of Civilian casualties, caused by both insurgents and by U.S. and NATO forces. The good news, if any news about Civilian casualties can be considered good, [...] ... Source: www.kentucky.com --- 5 days ago
NATO said Sunday that its forces accidentally killed at least four civilians in eastern Afghanistan, while an official in the nation's west said foreign troops used airstrikes on Afghan police, killing nine. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defense said Afghan soldiers battled insurgents in southern Zabul province, killing nine militants and wounding seven Saturday. The reported Civilian and police Deaths could hurt popular support for the Afghan government as well as foreign forces operating here. President Hamid Karzai has pleaded with the U.S. and other nations fighting resurgent militants to avoid Civilian casualties. In a statement, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said it was investigating whether three other civilians also were killed Saturday night in the Barmal district of Paktika province when its troops fired two mortar rounds that landed nearly a half mile short of their target. The alliance said it was providing medical aid to four civilians who were wounded. ... Source: www.defensetech.org --- 1 day ago
While the increase in troop numbers known as the surge has gotten much credit for the decline in combat and Civilian Deaths in Iraq one key component of the effort has been underplayed the changed role of intelligence teams operating in both Iraq and in Afghanistan. In an exclusive interview with DoDBuzz, the director of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, Vice Adm. Robert Murrett, said his people are working in teams with DIA, NRO, FBI and other intelligence agencies in theater and those teams are providing improved actionable intelligence to troops. For example, every brigade combat team has NGA and other intelligence community personnel embedded to provide analysis and information on a 24-hour basis. Its those intelligence community interagency teams that are working hand in glove with the forces that we have deployed forward that are making a difference, Murrett told me. While he was very cautious in discussing examples of just how those teams have operated, he offered two details: they are embedded with troops, often on the front lines; and the intelligence community teams have been a major factor in helping find IED caches. One key component of this intelligence comes from commercial imagery. Since it... ... Source: buzzflash.net --- 3 days ago
FALLUJAH, Jul 21 (IPS) - U.S. and Iraqi forces are preparing another siege of Fallujah under the pretext of combating "terror", residents and officials say. Located 69 km west of Baghdad, the city that suffered two devastating U.S. attacks in 2004 has watched security degrade over recent months. "Ruling powers in the city fighting to gain full control seem willing to use the security collapse to accuse each other of either conspiracy (in lawlessness) or incapability of control," Sufian Ahmed, a lawyer and human rights activist in Fallujah told IPS. "They suddenly changed their tone from saying that the city was the safest in Iraq to claiming that al-Qaeda is a serious threat. Fallujah residents know their so-called leaders are using security threats to terrify them for their own political interests.""..... " The two U.S. sieges of the city during 2004 led to the destruction of approximately 75 percent of the city, thousands of Civilian Deaths, and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people, according to the Fallujah-based Iraqi NGO Monitoring Net for Human Rights. Some officers in the Fallujah police believe Iraqi politicians are using the threat of "terror" for election purposes, ahead of provincial elections scheduled for October. " » original news ...
Source: www.myantiwar.org --- 12 hours ago
Admin Told CIA Torture Justified ?In Good Faith?, Obama Speaks Before 200,000 in Germany, US Probes Afghan Civilian Deaths in Air Strikes, Israel to Build New Settlement in West Bank, Ex-Argentine Army Chief Sentenced to Life in Prison, US to Shift Aid to Fund Pakistani Fighter Jets, Iraq Banned from Olympic Games, Judiciary Committee Takes Up Bush Impeachment, 100,000 Sign Petition for Rove Jailing, House Measure Seeks Ban on Iranian TV, South African Judge Appointed New UN Human Rights Commissioner ... Source: www.moldova.org --- 16 hours ago
U.S. and NATO military officials in Afghanistan say they are investigating three U.S.-led air strikes this month that allegedly killed at least 78 civilians.U.N. and Afghan officials say this is one of the deadliest years for civilians since fighting began, the Washington Post reported, with Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan for the first six months of the year running 40 percent ahead of last year.More than half of those killed in the three recent U.S.-led air strikes, which occurred in a three-week period in three provinces in eastern and western Afghanistan, were women and children, Afghan and Western officials said. ... Source: www.propublica.org --- 12 hours ago
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The Bush administration faced Congressional criticism Thursday for diverting funds from Pakistan's faltering fight against the Taliban and al-Qaeda to pay instead for upgrades of its U.S.-built F-16 combat planes. With increased fighting in Afghanistan, much originating with forces based in Pakistan's northwest, members of Congress questioned how the switch to the planes, intended mainly as a counter to the Indian air force, would contribute to quelling the insurgency. The White House spokeswoman, Dana Perino, Thursday insisted: "The F-16s are used in counter-terrorism operations. We made them available to the Pakistanis, and they need to be maintained." There is no record of the F-16s being much used in the tribal areas, mainly because Pakistan fears Civilian Deaths would increase hostility to its forces. Nita Lowey, the Democrat who heads the House state and foreign operations committee, said: "Congress provided these funds specifically for counter-terrorism and law enforcement. It is incumbent on the state department and Pakistan to demonstrate clearly how these F-16s would be used to fight al-Qaeda and the Taliban in order to get congressional support." ... Source: nebraskax.com --- 3 days ago
Associated Press - July 20, 2008 2:03 PM ET KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Officials in Afghanistan report that mistakes have led to the Deaths of several Afghan civilians and police officers. In one incident, Afghan and U.S.-led troops killed nine Afghan police after each side mistook the other for militants, leading to an hours-long battle. In a separate incident, NATO says it accidentally killed at least four Afghan civilians. Yesterday's Deaths came when NATO troops fired two mortar rounds that landed nearly half a mile short of their target. NATO says it's investigating whether any more civilians died. Meanwhile, a NATO soldier was killed during fighting in the eastern province of Khost (hohst). And in southern Afghanistan, a mine exploded beneath a Civilian vehicle, killing three children and wounding four people. The local police chief is accusing Taliban militants of planting the mine. Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ... Find more results for Civilian Deaths on RSSMicro.com |
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U.S. and NATO military officials in Afghanistan have launched investigations into three separate U.S.-led airstrikes that Afghan officials say killed at least 78 civilians this month. ...
Nine Afghan police were killed Sunday in an air strike in an apparent mistake by U.S.-led coalition forces in Afghanistan’s Farah province. The incident is the latest in a series of controversies involving international forces that have left more than 100 civilians dead so for this month. AVAILABLE: Graphic shows locations of recent Civilian Deaths. ...