Archive for May, 2008
Posted by warvictims on May 19, 2008
NATO force rejects rapporteur’s charge on civilian killings
Agence France Presse
The NATO force in Afghanistan rejected Sunday charges by a UN rapporteur of complacency in investigating civilian casualties in counterinsurgency operations and that it had killed 200 civilians this year.
The toll presented last week by the special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings, Philip Alston, was “far higher than can be supported by serious analysis,” NATO spokesman Mark Laity told reporters.
“We would say it is in the low double figures,” Laity said. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Afghanistan, Body Count, Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, ISAF, Insurgents, Military, NATO/Allies, United Nations | Tagged: Afghanistan, Civilian Casualties, conflict, human rights, ISAF, Nato, peace, UN, United Nations, war | Leave a Comment »
Posted by warvictims on May 19, 2008
5 civilians, 1 US coalition member killed in blasts in southern Afghanistan
By NOOR KHAN
Associated Press
A suicide bomber blew himself up next to a police convoy in southern Afghanistan, killing four civilians and wounding eight other people, an official said.
A U.S. coalition member and another civilian died in a separate roadside blast Sunday, also in the south.
The suicide bomber was targeting the district police chief in Musa Qala in Helmand province, but instead killed four civilians, said provincial police chief Mohammad Hussein Andiwal. Eight other people, including five policemen were wounded, he said. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Afghanistan, Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, Insurgents, Military, Police, Suicide Bomb, Targeted Death, Targeted Injury | Tagged: Afghanistan, Civilian Casualties, civilians, conflict, Halmand, human rights, Insurgents, militants, Nato, peace, Police, Suicide Bomb, Taliban, war | Leave a Comment »
Posted by warvictims on May 19, 2008
Conference opens in Dublin to ban cluster bombs
By Robin Millard
Agence France Presse
Representatives from around 100 countries opened a 12-day conference Monday in a bid to agree a global ban on cluster bombs, one of the most lethal weapons facing civilians caught up in conflict.
The talks, at Dublin’s Croke Park Gaelic sports stadium, is aiming for a wide-ranging pact that would completely wipe out the use, production and stockpiling of cluster bombs by its signatories. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by warvictims on May 16, 2008
UN rapporteur slams ‘complacency’ on Afghan killings
By Bronwen Robert
Agence France Presse
There is “staggeringly high” complacency in Afghanistan about civilians being killed by international troops, police and even secret militias led by foreign intelligence units, a UN rapporteur said Thursday.
International forces have killed about 200 civilians in operations in the past four months, while Taliban and other rebels have killed around 300, said UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, Philip Alston.
Secret units controlled by foreign intelligence services operating with impunity have also killed civilians in anti-rebel operations, and police had carried out unlawful killings, he added. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Afghanistan, Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, Military, NATO/Allies, Police, South Asia, United Nations | Tagged: Afghanistan, Civilian Casualties, conflict, human rights, ISAF, Military, Nato, peace, Police, UN, us, war | Leave a Comment »
Posted by warvictims on May 16, 2008
Jaipur deals with blast aftermath
By Geeta Pandey
BBC News, Jaipur
The blood-splattered remains of Tuesday’s serial bomb explosions in Jaipur are being cleared away.
Eight blasts, within minutes of each other, sent shock waves across the city.
The first at around 1915 at Badi Chaupad, or the Big Square, did not kill anyone. The bomb was kept near the road, there were not too many people around, police say.
But minutes later, another explosion just across the street, caused mayhem.
Brightly coloured glass bangles, some broken, others intact, are piled here in a corner. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Bomb, Civilian Casualties, India, South Asia, Targeted Death, Targeted Injury, Terrorists | Tagged: Bomb, Civilian Casualties, India, Jaipur, terrorism, Terrorists | Leave a Comment »
