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Afghanistan
Blasts kill 11 in south Afghanistan
2010-07-13
[Iran Press TV Latest] Three powerful bomb explosions have killed 11 people and wounded seven others in the troubled southern Afghanistan.

One bomb ripped through a minibus in Helmand province, killing five civilians and wounding another six.

The other explosion hit a tractor in Zabul province. Three people were killed and another wounded.

Also in Uruzgan, a bomb blast killed three guards of a road-building company.

The developments come as a human rights group says 2010 has been the most violent year in Afghanistan since the 2001 US-led invasion.
Of course. It's the first year we're pushing back, The same happened in Iraq during the Surge. It remains to be seen whether we can make it work in Afghanistan, but the dynamic was expected by anyone paying attention.
Afghanistan Rights Monitor says 1076 civilians were killed during the first six months of 2010. The figure shows a sharp increase from a civilian death toll of 684 for the same period in 2007. The group has also recorded 1200 violent incidents last June. This is the highest number in any single month since 2002.

June 2010 was also the deadliest month for the US-led forces in which 103 foreign troops were killed, 60 of them Americans.
Most troops there implies most casualties. This is not brain surgery, O Iran PressTV reporter.
This comes despite a massive US-led troop surge in the war-torn country. The increasing violence against civilians has undermined support for the presence of US-led forces in the country.
Or not. This, too, remains to be seen.
Posted by:Fred

#1  1076 civilians were killed during the first six months of 2010

And at least the 11 described above for the second six months. Virtually all the civilians killed are by the Taliban - and most are not even collateral damage incurred while attempting to attack military targets.
Posted by: Glenmore   2010-07-13 08:55  

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