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Archive for July 9th, 2009

AFGHANISTAN: Roadside bomb attacks in Afghanistan shatter record

Posted by warvictims on July 9, 2009

By Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY

WASHINGTON — Roadside bomb attacks on coalition forces in Afghanistan are blowing past previous records, causing a rising number of wounded as U.S. troops are waging a major offensive to stop growing violence from Afghan insurgents. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Actors, Afghanistan, Bomb, Car Bomb, Central Asia, Country, Government, ISAF, Insurgents, Military, NATO/Allies, Region, Tactics, Taliban, Type of Harm | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment »

AFGHANISTAN: Afghan Truck Blast Kills 16 Children

Posted by warvictims on July 9, 2009

By ABDUL WAHEED WAFA and ALAN COWELL

Published: July 9, 2009

KABUL, Afghanistan — A huge explosion in a truck Thursday killed 24 people south of Kabul, including 16 schoolchildren, 4 policemen and 4 bystanders, local officials said, as the death toll among foreign soldiers fighting in Afghanistan rose. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Actors, Afghanistan, Bomb, Car Bomb, Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, Country, Government, ISAF, Insurgents, Military, NATO/Allies, Property Damage, Region, Tactics, Taliban, Targeted Death, Targeted Injury, Terrorists, Type of Harm | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment »

IRAQ: Bomb Attacks in Iraq Kill at Least 41

Posted by warvictims on July 9, 2009

By STEVEN LEE MYERS and TIMOTHY WILLIAMS

Published: July 9, 2009

BAGHDAD — Attacks in Baghdad and a city in northern Iraq killed at least 41 people and wounded dozens more on Thursday, the worst violence since Iraq celebrated the withdrawal of American troops from cities and towns last month. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Actors, Bomb, Car Bomb, Civilian Casualties, Country, Courts, Government, Insurgents, Iraq, Middle-East, Military, Region, Suicide Bomb, Tactics, Targeted Death, Targeted Injury, Terrorists, Type of Harm | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment »

PAKISTAN: British FM promises Pakistan displaced support

Posted by warvictims on July 9, 2009

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ISLAMABAD (AFP) — British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Tuesday called for long-term investment to allow two million displaced Pakistanis to return home after an offensive against the Taliban. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Actors, Central Asia, Country, Displacement, Government, Insurgents, NGOs, Other, Pakistan, Refugee Camps, Region, Taliban, Type of Harm, United Nations | Tagged: , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment »

GEORGIA: EU provides 2 Mln euro for people affected by Georgia conflict

Posted by warvictims on July 9, 2009

16:37 GMT, Jul 07, 2009

BRUSSELS.  July  7 (Interfax) - The European Commission said it had
allocated  a  further  2  million  euro for "internally displaced people
(IDPs), returnees and affected resident populations in Georgia who still
rely on  government and international community assistance to meet their
basic needs." Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Actors, Central Asia, Country, Displacement, Georgia, NGOs, Region, Type of Harm | Tagged: , , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment »