Posted in Afghanistan, Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, Fact Finding, India, Middle-East, Pakistan, South Asia, tagged Afghanistan, Civilian Casualties, Military, Pakistan on May 27, 2011 |
Syed Danish Hussain | May 27, 2011
ISLAMABAD – In average, 10 incidents of armed conflicts and 39 consequent deaths were reported in three main South Asian states – Afghanistan, India and Pakistan – on every day of last month.
Every fourth victim of violence was a civilian. Afghanistan continued to be worst hit state by violence in the region as about half of the incidents as well as resultant deaths were reported in the country. (more…)
Posted in Afghanistan, Central Asia, Foreign Aid, Government, Laws, Trials, NATO/Allies, tagged Afghanistan, Justice, us military, USAID on April 26, 2011 |
The Washington Post
By Ernesto Londono
April 20, 2011
MEHTAR LAM, Afghanistan — Much about Maamour Jilani’s death in this eastern Afghan city six months ago is in dispute.
Relatives called it a murder, saying a beating brought on the 52-year-old’s heart attack. Family members of the man charged in the case, however, said a preexisting condition made it an accidental death. (more…)
Posted in Afghanistan, Air Strike, Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, Insurgents, ISAF, NATO/Allies, Uncategorized, tagged airstrike, Civilian Casualties, Insurgents, ISAF, Nato on April 20, 2011 |
AFP
20 April 2011
ASADABAD: A child was among three civilians who died in a Nato air strike in eastern Afghanistan which also killed 14 insurgents, local officials said Wednesday.
The attack by the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) happened late Tuesday in the Dangam district of Kunar province, provincial governor Fazlullah Wahidi told AFP. (more…)
Posted in Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, Drone, Insurgents, NATO/Allies, Pakistan, tagged CIA, Civilian Casualties, drones, Pakistan, us military on April 20, 2011 |
RTTNews
20 April, 2011
Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the U.S. Military, arrived in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Wednesday for talks with the Pakistani leadership to resolve issues presently straining relations between the two allied nations. (more…)
Posted in Afghanistan, Bomb, Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, Insurgents, tagged Afghanistan, Civilian Casualties, suicide bombing on April 20, 2011 |
TOL News
April 20, 2011
An Afghan civilian was wounded in a suicide attack in eastern Nangarhar province on Wednesday, local officials said. (more…)
