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 |
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 this week. (more…)
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. (more…)
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 community meeting; instead, an anonymous official said simply: “These people weren’t gathering for a bake sale.” (more…)
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 |
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 death of Richard C. Holbrooke, senior officials said. (more…)
