US Carnage In Afghanistan
Harrowing video film backs Afghan villagers' claims of carnage caused by US troops
Tom Coghlan in Kabul
These are the images that have forced the Pentagon into a rare U-turn. Until yesterday the US military had insisted that only seven civilians were killed in Nawabad on the night of August 21.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20705.htm
Afghan Children Killed In US-Led Raid Appear On New Video (WATCH)
The Associated Press reports that two videos have surfaced which feature the aftermath of the botched US-led airstrikes in early August that, according to the UN, killed at least 90 Afghan civilians. The bodies of at least 10 children, and more adults, can be seen on the videos.
http://tinyurl.com/5sn83u
NATO's June death toll in Afghanistan nears 100
The death toll for foreign soldiers in Afghanistan neared the grim milestone of 100 for June alone Monday as the CIA chief warned the anti-Taliban war would be tougher and longer than expected.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100628/wl_asia_afp/afghanistanunrest
Report: U.S. overestimates ability of Afghan military
The U.S. has often overestimated the ability of Afghan military and police units to fight on their own, according to an independent report released Monday that calls into question the strategy to win the war and bring troops home.
http://tinyurl.com/33pg2tu
From Information Clearing House
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Videos Show Dead Afghan Children After US Raid
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2008/09/08-9
Report: US-NATO Airstrikes Bring Higher Afghan Civilian Toll
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2008/09/08
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Afghanistan: Civilian Deaths From Airstrikes on the Rise
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2008/0908-2
CIVIC: Afghanistan: New Civilian Death Count Indicates Unrecognized Suffering
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2008/09/16-24
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2008 a deadly year for Afghan civilians
MSNBC
09/16/08
The U.N. said Tuesday that 1,445 Afghan civilians have died so far this year in attacks by insurgents, the U.S. and NATO — a 40 percent increase over 2007. Exactly 800 of the deaths— or 55 percent — were caused by Taliban and other insurgents, the U.N. said. U.S., NATO and Afghan troops killed 577 civilians, or 40 percent, including 395 deaths caused by air strikes...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26742540/
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=civilian+death
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=airstrike
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Central+Intelligence+Agency
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Taliban
Tom Coghlan in Kabul
These are the images that have forced the Pentagon into a rare U-turn. Until yesterday the US military had insisted that only seven civilians were killed in Nawabad on the night of August 21.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20705.htm
Afghan Children Killed In US-Led Raid Appear On New Video (WATCH)
The Associated Press reports that two videos have surfaced which feature the aftermath of the botched US-led airstrikes in early August that, according to the UN, killed at least 90 Afghan civilians. The bodies of at least 10 children, and more adults, can be seen on the videos.
http://tinyurl.com/5sn83u
NATO's June death toll in Afghanistan nears 100
The death toll for foreign soldiers in Afghanistan neared the grim milestone of 100 for June alone Monday as the CIA chief warned the anti-Taliban war would be tougher and longer than expected.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100628/wl_asia_afp/afghanistanunrest
Report: U.S. overestimates ability of Afghan military
The U.S. has often overestimated the ability of Afghan military and police units to fight on their own, according to an independent report released Monday that calls into question the strategy to win the war and bring troops home.
http://tinyurl.com/33pg2tu
From Information Clearing House
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Videos Show Dead Afghan Children After US Raid
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2008/09/08-9
Report: US-NATO Airstrikes Bring Higher Afghan Civilian Toll
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2008/09/08
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Afghanistan: Civilian Deaths From Airstrikes on the Rise
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2008/0908-2
CIVIC: Afghanistan: New Civilian Death Count Indicates Unrecognized Suffering
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2008/09/16-24
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2008 a deadly year for Afghan civilians
MSNBC
09/16/08
The U.N. said Tuesday that 1,445 Afghan civilians have died so far this year in attacks by insurgents, the U.S. and NATO — a 40 percent increase over 2007. Exactly 800 of the deaths— or 55 percent — were caused by Taliban and other insurgents, the U.N. said. U.S., NATO and Afghan troops killed 577 civilians, or 40 percent, including 395 deaths caused by air strikes...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26742540/
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=civilian+death
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=airstrike
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Central+Intelligence+Agency
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Taliban
rudkla - 9. Sep, 06:04
