AFP April 19, 2011 KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday urged a high-level visiting US delegation to scale back night raids and military operations causing civilian casualties. The call came as he met John Boehner, US House Speaker, who is leading a six-member delegation from the House of Representatives which also visited Pakistan [...]
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AFGHANISTAN: Karzai Challenges US Group on Civilian Deaths
Posted in Afghanistan, Air Strike, Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, Drone, Government, Military, NATO/Allies, tagged Afghan troops, Afghanistan, Civilian Casualties, night raids, us on April 20, 2011 |
AFGHANISTAN: UN staff killed during protests in northern Afghanistan
Posted in Afghanistan, Military, Protesters, Targeted Death, United Nations, United States, tagged Afghanistan, innocent victims, Protesters, UN, us on April 1, 2011 |
April 1, 2011 At least eight foreign UN workers and four others have been killed in an attack on a UN compound in the Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif, officials say. The violence happened during a protest over the burning of the Koran in a US church last month.
PAKISTAN: Who’s a Target? Drone Deaths Deserve Answers
Posted in Civilian Casualties, Drone, Laws, Trials, Military, Pakistan, tagged Civilian Casualties, drone, international law, Military, Pakistan, Taliban, Terrorists, us on March 25, 2011 |
By: Chris Rogers March 24, 2011 Last week, U.S. drones reportedly struck a gathering of tribal elders in northern Pakistan, killing a significant number of civilians and sparking local outrage as well as rare denunciations from Pakistan’s political and military leadership. The U.S. provided no official explanation for allegedly killing innocent civilians at a legitimate [...]
AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN: Defense Department does not compile total number of civilians killed in drone strikes
Posted in Afghanistan, Civilian Casualties, Drone, Fact Finding, ISAF, NATO/Allies, Pakistan, South Asia, tagged Afghanistan, Civilian Casualties, drone attacks, Pakistan, us on March 24, 2011 |
ACLU, March 22, 2011 Source: http://www.aclu.org/national-security/defense-department-does-not-compile-total-number-civilians-killed-drone-strikes NEW YORK – The Department of Defense (DOD) has confirmed that it does not compile statistics about the total number of civilians that have been killed by its unmanned drone aircraft. The DOD disclosed this information in a letter in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit filed [...]
AFGHANISTAN & PAKISTAN: Clinton to announce new envoy to Afghanistan, Pakistan
Posted in Afghanistan, Diplomacy, Government, Pakistan, South Asia, tagged Afghanistan, Government, Pakistan, United States, us on February 15, 2011 |
Washington Post By Karen DeYoung Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, February 14, 2011 Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has chosen a new special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, after months of delay and disagreements between the White House and the State Department over the parameters of the job that became vacant with the December [...]
