Afghanistan: Civilian deaths skyrocket, UN says
MSNBC
06/29/08
The number of civilians killed in fighting between insurgents and security forces in Afghanistan has soared by two-thirds in the first half of this year, to almost 700 people, a senior U.N. official said Sunday. The figures are a grim reminder of how the nearly seven-year war has failed to stabilize the country and suggest that ordinary civilians are bearing a heavy toll, particularly from stepped-up militant attacks...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25443473/
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=civilian+deaths
06/29/08
The number of civilians killed in fighting between insurgents and security forces in Afghanistan has soared by two-thirds in the first half of this year, to almost 700 people, a senior U.N. official said Sunday. The figures are a grim reminder of how the nearly seven-year war has failed to stabilize the country and suggest that ordinary civilians are bearing a heavy toll, particularly from stepped-up militant attacks...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25443473/
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=civilian+deaths
rudkla - 30. Jun, 09:46
