Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Afghanistan, Civilian Casualties, IEDs, ISAF, May, UN, UNAMA, United Nations on June 11, 2011|
UNAMA | June 11, 2011
May 2011 was the deadliest month for Afghan civilians since at least 2007, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said today. UNAMA documented 368 conflict-related civilian deaths in May and 593 civilian injuries. (more…)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Afghanistan, Canada, Civilian Casualties, Compensation, ISAF, Kandahar, Karzai, Nato, United Kingdom, Unted Nations, US forces on June 9, 2011|
The Canadian Press | Steve Rennie | June 9, 2011
OTTAWA — The Canadian government has shelled out more than $1 million in goodwill payments to compensate hundreds of Afghans for deaths and damages incurred over the course of Canada’s mission in Afghanistan. (more…)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Afghanistan, Air Strike, Civilian Casualties, civilian deaths, Helmand, ISAF, Karzai, Nato, Obama, Osama bin Laden, US forces, White house on June 8, 2011|
AFP | June 8, 2011
WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama on Wednesday expressed his “sorrow” in a video conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai over recent civilian casualties in Afghanistan, his spokesman said.
White House spokesman Jay Carney said Obama spoke to Karzai for an hour and discussed a number of topics, including the implications of the death of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in a US special forces raid in May.
“The president expressed his sorrow over tragic civilian casualties, most recently in Helmand province,” Carney said. (more…)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Afghanistan, airstrike, Civilian Casualties, Hamid Karzai, Helmand, ISAF, Karzai, Nato, Taliban, US forces on June 2, 2011|
Foreign Policy | Erica Gaston | June 2, 2011
This week Afghan President Hamid Karzai kicked off the Afghan fighting season with strong words, not for the Taliban, but for his international allies. On Tuesday Karzai demanded that international forces halt airstrikes on Afghan homes, or leave. “From this moment, airstrikes on the houses of people are not allowed,” Karzai announced at a press conference. Karzai accused international forces of acting like occupiers, rather than allies, and implied that if their demands on civilian casualties were not heeded Afghans would respond with force. “[H]istory is a witness how Afghanistan deals with occupiers,” Karzai said. (more…)
Posted in Afghanistan, Air Strike, Civilian Casualties, Compensation, Fact Finding, Insurgents, ISAF, Military, tagged Afghanistan, Civilian Casualties, Compensation, ISAF on June 1, 2011|
ISAF Joint Command – Afghanistan
2011-05-S-109
For Immediate Release
The following statement is by Major General John Toolan, Commander Regional Command Southwest, International Security Assistance Force.
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 30, 2011) – On behalf of the coalition, the Commander of the International Security Assistance Force General Petraeus, and Commander of the ISAF Joint Command Lieutenant General Rodriguez I want to offer my sincere apologies for the nine civilians who were killed during the incident in Now Zad District, Helmand province that occurred on 28 May.
Any loss of life is a true tragedy and I extend my personal condolences to the families and friends of the U.S. Marine, and to the people of Afghanistan for those who were killed or injured.
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Afghanistan, air strikes, children, Civilian Casualties, Helmand, ISAF, Nato, US forces on May 29, 2011|
REUTERS | Abdul Malek
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan | Sun May 29, 2011 8:35pm IST
An air strike called in by NATO-led troops in southern Afghanistan killed 12 children and two women, Afghan officials said on Sunday, one of the worst civilian death tolls by foreign forces in months. (more…)
Posted in Afghanistan, Displacement, Insurgents, Internal Displaced Persons, Middle-East, NATO/Allies, tagged Afghanistan, IDPs, ISAF, NATO allies, us military on April 26, 2011|
IRIN
21 April, 2011
KABUL, 21 April 2011 (IRIN) – One irony of the current security situation in Afghanistan is that foreign forces, whose ostensible aim is to protect civilians while fighting the Taliban, may be responsible – directly or indirectly – for the bulk of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the country, whose number is rising. (more…)
