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| Insurgents Blamed for 75% of 2010 Civilian Deaths | ||||
| 2011-03-10 | ||||
[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.
The government and Nato forces are only blamed for 16% of deaths.
The increasingly mounting civilian casualties have raised widespread concerns in Afghanistan both in the government and among ordinary Afghans.
... 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 |
| #5 They might want to do it before Pakistain arms up with the help of their new BFF, China. Not so new, Steve. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2011-03-10 21:06 |
| #4 government and Nato forces are only blamed in the UN report for 16% of deaths. What percent of the civilian deaths the UN attributes to the US were actually Taliban whose partners survived to recover their weapons before the bodies were counted? Or innocent women & kiddies who were buried and the UN just had to take their word for it? |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2011-03-10 07:39 |
| #3 Timelines between PAK-induced/ordered Terrstrikes agz different major targets inside India getting shorter and shorter When the Indians finally get fed up with this rotten nonsense and give them the thrashing they so richly deserve, I shall stand on the sidelines and tut-tut with feigned concern. They might want to do it before Pakistain arms up with the help of their new BFF, China. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2011-03-10 03:28 |
| #2 NEWS KERALA > US FEAR OF TERRORISTS GRABBING PAK NUKES OVERLOOKS BIGGER THREAT OF WAR WITH INDIA [new Indo-Pak war], as induced by PAK ISI-CONTROLLED OR ARMED MILTERR GROUPS LAUNCHING NEW "MUMBAI" STYLE OR WORSE TERRSTRIKES INSIDE INDJUH. ARTIC = Timelines between PAK-induced/ordered Terrstrikes agz different major targets inside India getting shorter and shorter while the collateral damages = casualties simul keeps getting bigger and bigger??? PAK-NUCLEAR-SECURITY-VS-NOT-DOING-ENUFF-TO-PREVENT-MUMBAI-STYLE-TERROR. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-03-10 02:10 |
| #1 Versus * TOPIX, DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > PAKISTAN GOVT. [reluctantly]ADMITS THAT MOST CIVILIANS KILLED IN US DRONE ATTACKS ARE TERRORISTS. OOOOOOPPPPPPPSSSIIEEESSS.... |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-03-10 00:58 |