Posted in Afghanistan, Body Count, Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, Government, NATO/Allies, Taliban, tagged Afghanistan, Civilian Casualties, Kabul, US Special Operations on July 23, 2010|
By Sgt. Brian Kester
7/21/10 | ISAF Public Affairs Office
KABUL, Afghanistan (July 22) – In western Afghanistan the incidence of civilian casualties due to combat operations is at an all time low. In every instance where a civilian casualty was caused by combat operations, it can be attributed to the violence of insurgents, according to statistics gathered by the U.S. Marine Special Operations Forces assigned to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan. (more…)
Posted in Afghanistan, Central Asia, Displacement, Foreign Aid, NATO/Allies, Property Damage, tagged Afghanistan, humanitarian aid, Kabul, Nato, Taliban on July 13, 2010|
Source: IRIN
KABUL, 13 July 2010 – The need for humanitarian aid will increase in Afghanistan over the next 12 months when more than 130,000 US/NATO troops, backed by tens of thousands of Afghan forces, seek to make military gains against a resurgent Taliban, aid agencies warn.
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Posted in Afghanistan, Body Count, Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, Gunfire, Insurgents, NATO/Allies, tagged Afghanistan, Civilian Casualties, Insurgents, Kabul, NATO troops on July 12, 2010|
Sat, Jul 10 2010
By Rob Taylor
KABUL (Reuters) – Hundreds of Afghans took to the streets of Mazar-i-Sharif Saturday to protest against mounting civilian deaths, while five U.S. and NATO troops died in separate insurgent attacks on a bloody day of fighting across the country. (more…)
Posted in Afghanistan, Air Strike, Body Count, Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, NATO/Allies, tagged Afghanistan, airstrikes, Central Asia, Kabul, Nato on June 21, 2010|
By Rod Nordland
Source: New York Times
June 19, 2010
KABUL, Afghanistan — Ten civilians, including at least five women and children, were killed in NATO airstrikes in Khost Province, the provincial police chief said Saturday. Five other civilians were killed, as were two Afghan National Army soldiers and two police officials, in other violence around the country on Saturday. (more…)
Posted in Afghanistan, Body Count, Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, ISAF, Military, Suicide Bomb, tagged Afghanistan, civilians, Kabul, Military, suicide bombing on June 16, 2010|
KABUL, 16 June 2010 (IRIN) – Only seconds after a convoy of armoured military vehicles passed Fawad Tokhi, 35, at about 8.20am in the south of Kabul city on 18 May, he was wounded in a suicide attack.
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