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Insurgents Blamed for 75% of 2010 Civilian Deaths
[Tolo News] The Taliban and other bad turban groups are to blame for 75% rise of civilian deaths in Afghanistan in 2010, a UN report says. A UN report shows there has been a big increase in Afghan civilian casualties in 2010 showing a 15% rise than the year before.
For some strange reason the AP hasn't picked up this Tolo News Special...
It is odd. Usually AyPee picks up the UN feed before the little local papers. D'you suppose the AP U.N. journalist has fallen ill?
According to the report, more than 2,700 Afghan non-combatants were killed in 2010.

The government and Nato forces are only blamed for 16% of deaths.
Wonder why Roooters isn't interested?
The report indicate 2,777 civilian deaths, 83% rise in abductions, 105% increase in assassinations, 588% and 248% rise in civilian killings in Helmand and Kandahar provinces, 26% decline in the number of civilian deaths caused by coalition and Afghan forces, 21% rise in the number of child casualties and 6% rise in the number of women casualties.

The increasingly mounting civilian casualties have raised widespread concerns in Afghanistan both in the government and among ordinary Afghans.
But strangely, they blame the US and not the Taliban...
The Afghan government strongly reacted to the recent 'mistaken killing' of nine kids in US forces' helizap in Kunar province
... which is right down the road from Binny's house in Chitral...
, which followed apologies from the Commander of Coalition forces Gen. David Petraeus and US Defence Secretary Robert Gates.

A dramatic increase in liquidations and killings of women and kiddies made 2010 the bloodiest year in the Afghan war.

Assassinations rose to 462 cases, and there was a 105% increase in the assassinations of government officials, aid workers and civilians.

The threats have made Afghan government officials to take more security measures and restrict their movements even in the areas of their responsibility.

"An individual deciding to join a district shura (meeting), to campaign for a particular candidate, to take a job with a development organisation, or to speak freely about a new Taliban capo in the area, often knows that their decision may have life or death consequences," the report says.

The UN has said the suppression of individuals' rights also has political, economic and social consequences as it can impede governance and development efforts in Afghanistan.

Insurgents target government staff, politicians and tribal elders to disrupt the transition process to Afghan lead.

People including children were generally killed by roadside kabooms. Child deaths in 2010 rose to 21%.

As 2011 is already expected to be a bloody year and military operations by Afghan and foreign forces have been launched in different parts of the country to clear volatile regions of bad turbans, human rights
... which are not the same thing as individual rights, mind you...
 groups are concerned that civilians will continue to be victims in the war.
Posted by: Fred 2011-03-10
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