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Archive for August 5th, 2008

AFGHANISTAN: Afghan paper says neither Coalition nor Taleban care about civilian deaths

Posted by warvictims on August 5, 2008

By BBC Monitoring South Asia – Political

Excerpt from an editorial entitled: “Warring sides act irresponsibly before people”, published by pro-government Afghan newspaper Weesa on 2 August

After the ongoing war and the persistence of conflicts in the country indicate that none of the warring sides feel responsibility for the lives and security of the people of Afghanistan. They do not take it into consideration that civilians should not be killed in military attacks. Read the rest of this entry »

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