Posted in Actors, Afghanistan, Air Strike, Blogroll, Body Count, Civilian Casualties, Country, Fact Finding, Germany, ISAF, NATO/Allies, Other, Tactics, Type of Harm, tagged Afghanistan, Air Strike, Civilian Casualties, civilian death toll, civilian deaths, fuel tankers, General Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Germany, Nato on October 29, 2009 |
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER
AP
October 29, 2009
BERLIN — A top German general said Thursday that a NATO investigation of an airstrike against a pair of hijacked Afghan tanker trucks showed the attack was appropriate even though it led to civilian casualties.
Gen. Wolfgang Schneiderhan, who is the general inspector of the German army, also said that the exact death toll could no longer be confirmed. (more…)
Posted in Actors, Blogroll, Civilian Casualties, Country, Crossfire Deaths, Government, Pakistan, Property Damage, Type of Harm, tagged Civilian Casualties, civilian deaths, civilians, food shortage, HRW, Human Rights Watch, humanitarian relief, Pakistan, South Waziristan on October 29, 2009 |
By AFP
October 29, 2009
ISLAMABAD — A US-based rights group on Thursday urged Pakistan to ensure that sufficient supplies reach civilians trapped by a massive anti-Taliban offensive, warning of “catastrophe” without aid access.
Pakistan launched a ground and air operation designed to crush Taliban sanctuaries in the lawless South Waziristan region, which borders Afghanistan, on October 17 and fears have been growing about the impact on the local population.
“People trying to get away from the fighting are already reporting civilian casualties and food shortages,” Ali Dayan Hasan, senior South Asia researcher at Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a statement. (more…)
Posted in Actors, Blogroll, Body Count, Car Bomb, Civilian Casualties, Country, Insurgents, Iraq, Middle-East, Other, Region, Suicide Bomb, Tactics, Type of Harm, tagged baghdad, bombings, car bombings, Civilian Casualties, civilian deaths, Iraq, justice ministry, suicide bombings on October 28, 2009 |
By AL JAZEERA
October 26, 2009
Two car bombs in central Baghdad have killed at least 136 people and wounded more than 550 others, police sources have told Al Jazeera.
The blasts went off less than a minute apart on Sunday, near the ministry of justice and the headquarters of the Baghdad provincial administration close to the Tigris river.
Firefighters pulled charred and mangled bodies off the streets near the provincial government building while burnt-out cars were piled up at the blast site.
There were so many wounded that civilian cars were pressed into service to bring the casualties to area hospitals. (more…)
Posted in Actors, Afghanistan, Blogroll, Civilian Casualties, Country, Fire, ISAF, NATO/Allies, Tactics, Type of Harm, tagged Afghanistan, Civilian Casualties, civilian deaths, ISAF, Kandahar, Nato on October 28, 2009 |
By AFP
October 25, 2009
KABUL — The NATO-led force in Afghanistan has launched an investigation into the deaths of four civilians it killed by firing on their vehicle in the southern city of Kandahar, the alliance force said.
NATO’s International Security Assistance Force said its troops opened fire Saturday “when the driver of a local vehicle failed to stop when approaching ISAF troops.”
“According to the initial report, ISAF troops tried repeatedly to signal the fast-approaching vehicle with passive measures, but fearing for their safety fired on the vehicle,” the ISAF statement said.
Afghan authorities had earlier said two women and a child were among the dead, while two or three other civilians were also wounded. (more…)
Posted in Actors, Afghanistan, Blogroll, Civilian Casualties, Country, ISAF, NATO/Allies, Type of Harm, United Kingdom, tagged Afghanistan, airdrop, civilian casualty, civilian death, David Miliband, Helmand, leaflet drop, UK Ministry of Defence on October 2, 2009 |
Reuters
By MICHAEL HOLDEN
LONDON (Reuters) – An Afghan girl died after a box of information leaflets — dropped by a British military plane and intended to help the local population — landed on top of her, the Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday.
The MoD said it had launched an investigation into the incident which occurred three months ago in a rural area of Helmand in southern Afghanistan where British troops are battling Taliban insurgents.
Civilian casualties have become an extremely sensitive issue in Afghanistan, with U.S. commander General Stanley McChyrstal warning that protecting civilians from U.S. and NATO air strikes is essential to getting the upper hand in the conflict. (more…)
