AFGHANISTAN: Gory day in Afghanistan offers snapshot of record-setting violence

BY ALEXANDER PANETTA, CP

It was a record-setting day for violence in Afghanistan, offering a grim snapshot of a steady spike in suicide killings, roadside bombings, and civilian and military casualties.

A Canadian military medic renowned for his perpetually sunny disposition was pronounced dead from a roadside bomb.

Afghanistan’s capital saw its deadliest attack since the fall of the Taliban, with 40 people killed, scores more injured, and terror-stricken civilians fleeing from a suicide blast site in Kabul.

AFGHANISTAN: AFGHAN DAILY ANGRY OVER CIVILIAN CASUALTIES

By BBC

Text of editorial in Pashto entitled “Regarding arbitrary bombing raid in Nurestan, one cannot fight wildness with wildness” published by pro-government Afghan newspaper Weesa on 6 July

The arbitrary bombing raid in Nurestan the other day which killed more than 20 of our innocent compatriots cannot be considered anything other than a crime. It is deplorable that foreign troops based in Afghanistan have committed such a crime. Unfortunately, such arbitrary bombing raids, brutal killings and unprecedented wildness have been repeated so many times during the past nearly seven years that now it is difficult to believe that these foreign forces have come to our country for assistance and restoration of security.

AFGHANISTAN: AFGHAN MPS WANT UN TO DRAW UP LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR FOREIGN FORCES TO AVOID CASUALTIES

By BBC Monitoring International Reports

Text of report by privately-owned Afghan Ariana TV on 8 July

[Presenter] The Afghan parliament has yet again criticized the US troops for civilian casualties during their operations in Afghanistan. A number of parliamentarians have called on the UN Security Council to organize activities of the foreign troops on the basis of specific laws.