Posted in Afghanistan, Air Strike, Civilian Casualties, Compensation, Germany, Military, NATO/Allies, tagged Afghanistan, Civilian Casualties, civilian deaths, Compensation, Germany, Government on August 11, 2010 |
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, Afghanistan, Air Strike, Blogroll, Body Count, Civilian Casualties, Country, Germany, ISAF, NATO/Allies, Other, Tactics, Terrorists, Type of Harm, United States, tagged Afghanistan, Air Strike, Bomb, Civilian Casualties, civilian death toll, civilian deaths, Franz Josef Jung, fuel tankers, Germany, Kunduz, Nato, Taliban on September 6, 2009 |
The Telegraph
By BEN FARMER
An American warplane dropped 500lb bombs on the tankers after they were hijacked by Taliban militants and then became stuck in a river.
Reports suggested dozens of civilians could have been burned alive alongside the militants as villagers crowded round the lorries to collect fuel before the bombs struck in northern Kunduz province. (more…)
Posted in Actors, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Checkpoint Shots, Civilian Casualties, Country, Gunfire, ISAF, Military, NATO/Allies, Region, Tactics, Type of Harm, tagged Afghanistan, Chahar Dara district, Civilian Casualties, civilian deaths, civilian injuries, civilian wounded, German infantry post, Germany, ISAF, Nato on July 20, 2009 |
BERLIN (AFP)–German soldiers shot dead two Afghan civilians and seriously injured two more Sunday when they opened fire on a vehicle speeding towards them, the German armed forces said. (more…)
Posted in Actors, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Country, Government, Insurgents, Military, NATO/Allies, Peacekeepers, Region, Taliban, Terrorists, tagged Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, al-Qaida, Bundeswehr, Charar Dara, Chechens, German Special Forces, Germany, islamists, Kunduz, NATO document, peacekeeping, Police, Taliban, Uzbeks on July 10, 2009 |
Der Spiegel
07/09/2009
Behind closed doors, the German government is slowly but surely changing the rules for combat on Afghanistan, allowing its forces to take a more offensive approach. At the same time, German popular support for the “war” that no one wants to a call war continues to decline. (more…)
