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Kathy Kelly on Afghan Humanitarian Crisis, Civilian Casualties and Drone Warfare
democracynow.org - The anger provoked by the US soldier's attack on 16 Afghan civilians comes amidst outrage over civilian deaths from US drone strikes and a growing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Hundreds of Afghan children die daily from hunger even as the United States spends some $2 billion a month on maintaining its occupation. We speak with Kathy Kelly, co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence, who has just returned from Afghanistan to stand trial for her role in a protest at a US base over the use of drones. "When is the United States going to understand the rage and antagonism felt by civilians who borne [sic] year after year after year of attacks — unprovoked and uncaused attacks against civilians — as the United States has used its occupation to try to dictate the future of people in Afghanistan?" Kelly asks. Towatch the complete daily, independent news hour, read the transcript, download the podcast, and for Democracy Now! interviews about the war in Afghanistan, please visit www.democracynow.org FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: @democracynow Subscribe on YouTube: www.youtube.com Listen on SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com Daily Email News Digest: www.democracynow.org Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit www.democracynow.org

tags: News, democracy now amy goodman, news, Kathy Kelly, Afghan Humanitarian Crisis, Civilian Casualties, Drone Warfare, Afghanistan, drones

Afghan civilian deaths raise questions for Australian troops
The killing of 16 Afghan civilians by a US soldier raises questions for the Australian troops based in Afghanistan.

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US Troop Still Held in 16 Afghan Civilian Deaths
A US military official says probable cause has been found to keep holding an American soldier suspected in a shooting that killed 16 Afghan civilians, including 9 children and three women. (March 13) Subscribe to the Associated Press: bit.ly Download AP Mobile: www.ap.org Associated Press on Facebook: apne.ws Associated Press on Twitter: apne.ws Associated Press on Google+: bit.ly

tags: News, Afghanistan, Killings, american soldier, shooting, afghan civillians

Incoming Mortar Attack on US Convoy (Afghanistan) 23 Close Impacts w_ Casualties.
Mortars almost hitting soldiers

tags: News, Mortars, war, head, cam, Afghanistan, Afghan, Film, Military, Navy, Bush, Army

NATO regrets Afghan child deaths
Nine children have been killed in a NATO air raid in Afghanistan's Kunar province. They were out collecting firewood on Tuesday when a they were hit. General David Petraeus, the international forces commander, has personally apologised to Afghan President Hamid Karzai for the deaths. Afghan officials say as many as 65 civilians were killed in another air raid in February, claims that Petraeus have denied. Al Jazeera's Sue Turton has this exclusive from the village in Pech valley where the killings took place. Viewers may find some of the images disturbing.

tags: News, asianews, afghanistan, civilian, casualties, sue, turton, kunar, petraeus, nato

Big rise in Afghan civilian deaths
Attacks against Afghan civilians have jumped in frequency and intensity in the first half of 2010, according to a report released on Tuesday by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. The 3268 casualties mark a 31 per cent increase over the same period in 2009, the report said. The UN said that the Taliban was responsible for around 76 per cent of those casualties. Nato pointed out that the UN report showed a 64 per cent drop in the number of Afghans killed or wounded in coalition airstrikes. Clayton Swisher reports from Kabul.

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Afghan Civilians Bear the Brunt of War Casualties
Statistics posted on iCasualties.org, an independent monitoring group, show that more than 2700 foreign troops have died during the past 10 years in Afghanistan. But since the start of the decade-long war, Afghans themselves have suffered the brunt of the conflict with thousands of civilians being caught in the cross-hairs of the fight.

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Rethink Afghanistan War (Part 4): Civilian Casualties
Digg this video: digg.com When foreign policy is well-reasoned, we see attention given to humanitarian issues like housing, jobs, health care and education. When that policy consists of applying a military solution to a political problem, however, we see death, destruction, and suffering. Director Robert Greenwald witnessed the latter during his recent trip to Afghanistan--the devastating consequences of US airstrikes on thousands of innocent civilians. The footage you are about to see is poignant, heart-wrenching, and often a direct result of US foreign policy. We must help the refugees whose lives have been shattered by US foreign policy and military attacks. Support the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan, an organization dedicated to helping women and children, human rights issues, and social justice. Then, become a Peacemaker. Receive up-to-the-minute information through our new mobile alert system whenever there are Afghan civilian casualties from this war, and take immediate action by calling Congress. rethinkafghanistan.com

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Russia Today with Clay Claiborne on Afghan civilian deaths
NATO airstrike kills Afghan children - Karzaius rt.com Documentary film-maker Clay Claiborne told RT that despite condemnation from the Afghan president civilian casualties will continue to rise. "Unfortunately, because the US is planning the pullout and because the French are moving their troops out, we can expect more airstrikes and more civilian casualties in Afghanistan." Claiborne describes Hamid Karzai is a "tool of American occupation." "We can't expect any real demand for change from him," he stated.

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US casualties on rise in Afghan war
On Saturday four US soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in Southern Afghanistan. The deaths bring to 396 the toll of foreign soldiers killed so far this year, compared to 520 for all of 2009. The icasualties.org website puts the number of soldiers to have died since the Afghan insurgency began in 2001 at 1964, with 1204 of them Americans. Al Jazeera's Clayton Swisher has been on patrol with US troops in the Arghandab river valley, used by the Taliban to stage attacks in neighbouring Kandahar. He reports on the perseverance of the 82nd Airborne Division soldiers.

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Afghans protest civilian deaths
More than 100 people in eastern Afghanistan's Ghazni province have been protesting for the second day against the killing of civilians by foreign troops. Villagers say four civilians, two of them children, were killed when soldiers arriving by helicopter in the middle of the night stormed two houses. But Nato insists only Taliban fighters were killed in the raid. Al Jazeera's David Chater reports from Kabul.

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7 US soldiers killed by Afghanistan's soldiers - No outrage from the WH? Just obfuscations?
A Video tribute to seven US soldiers [heros] who were gunned down in recent weeks by a cadre of cold-blooded, ruthless Afghan soldiers. The deceased US soldiers are Jordan Bear, Joshua Born, TJ Conrad, Edward Dycus, Payton Jones, John D. Loftis and Robert Marchanti. The video also covers some of the pertinent and eye-opening information discussed below, and offers us a little bit of insight into the politically calculated and apathetic mindset of our current administration. Six US soldiers were killed [gunned down in cold blood] by Afghan soldiers [and other Afghan officials] in the wake of the accidental burning of Korans that took place [recently]at a US military base in Afghanistan. A seventh US soldier [Edward Dycus] was killed by an Afghan soldier shortly prior to the Koran-burning incident. And yet, while the investigation into the recent killing of Afghan civilians by a US soldier has been discussed at length by President Obama and his administration - including a discussion by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta about a possible death sentence for the aforementioned US soldier - we've heard very little from this administration about the investigations into the cold-blooded murder of our soldiers by Afghan soldiers; and, no mention of death sentences for the Afghan murderers. Moreover, we've heard a great deal of outrage from Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, about the Afghan casualties, but we haven't heard much outrage from our own administration about the killing of <b>...</b>

tags: News, Jordan Bear, Joshua Born, TJ Conrad, Edward Dycus, Payton Jones, John D. Loftis, Robert Marchanti, fallen soldiers, heroes, Barack, Obama, President, Leon Panetta, Afghanistan

More civilian deaths in Afghanistan
Another deadly day in Afghanistan after western troops opened fire on a bus in the southern city of Kandahar. Afghan authorities are once again looking for answers from NATO, while survivors say four civilians were killed in the attack. NATO says the incident occurred as international troops tried to ward off an oncoming vehicle.

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Afghan Anger: 'UN cop-out as NATO reaches bloody high'
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has accused NATO of killing eight children in an air strike on the country's territory. The incident adds to the already strained relationship between Afghanistan and its Western allies. Last week the United Nations released a report stating there had been a rise in civilian casualties in Afghanistan from 2790 in 2010 to 3021 in 2011. It noted that most deaths were caused by insurgents. Gareth Porter, investigative journalist and historian talks to RT, claiming the UN is not doing a responsible job tracking the civilian casualties that are the result of night raids by US special operations forces. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com

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'US gives no value to Afghan lives'
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for the punishment of those involved in the recent massacre of 18 Afghan civilians. Interview with Mohammed Daud Miraki, author and Afghanistan expert

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Allen Roland: US illegally occupies Afghanistan
The rising number of casualties in Afghanistan has caused widespread anger in the US and members of the Western military alliance of NATO, undermining public support for the US-led war. As anti-American sentiment is growing among Afghans, the US and Afghanistan government have agreed on a draft for a strategic partnership deal. The accord, which has not been made public, outlines the US role in the country for a decade after 2014, when most foreign combat forces are expected to leave. Press TV has conducted an interview with Allen Roland, online columnist, to further discuss the issue.

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Alarming rise in Afghan civilian casualties - 9 March 09
The number of civilians killed in fighting between the Taliban and foreign forces in Afghanistan is rising. The United Nations says the toll in 2008 was 40 per cent more than in the previous year, and things could get worse with the arrival of more US troops. Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports from Kabul.

tags: News, zeina khodr, afghanistan, taliban, kabul, war on terror

Afghan Quagmire-News Analysis-12-03-2011
As more Afghan civilians have been killed along with more US-led troops' casualties, the war in Afghanistan seems far from being over. More than 10 years have passed and the security in the country is steadily deteriorating. This is the backdrop of a conference to be held in Bonn to supposedly find a solution to this nightmare.

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US Solider's Civilian Killing Spree in Afghanistan
From the Majority Report, live MF 11:30am EST and via daily podcast at Majority.FM A US solider went on a killing spree in Afghanistan killing 16 Afghan civilians, including women and children.

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afghanistan outrage at civilian deaths by us airstrikes
afghanistan people and government are outraged by civilian deaths in us/nato airstrikes. afghans demand that nato and the united states to leave their country as soon as possible. analysts believe that civilian casualties help the taliban's recruiting drives. this as many of the people who lost their loved ones in us attacks join the militants and this results in more nato casualties. the taliban claim that they have shot down a nato (canadian) helicopter in southern kandahar province killing all onboard. nato, however, says that the helicopter has only made an emergency landing due to technical issues. nato says only one soldier has been injured in the incident. in pakistan floodwater's are spreading to the central and southern areas of the country and more than 1500 people have lost their lives in the worst floods in nearly a century. waterborne diseases such as cholera are rapidly spreading among the survivors. press tv correspondent javed fana live in islamabad reports that the flooding is now heading fast towards pakistan's southern province of sindh. in the northern province of punjab the biggest losses is the crops. 1.3 million hectares [3212370 acres] of crops are now underwater. this will affect pakistan's economy because this is its agriculture hardland. if the flood continues, pakistans import and export are going to be affected. major crops produced in pakistans punjab and sindh provinces include: cotton, rice and sugercane. the flooding, besides affecting <b>...</b>

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Afghans protest civilian deaths - 31 Dec 2009
The streets of Kabul have been flooded with protesters, angry at the number of civilian deaths at the hands of foreign forces in the country. The protests were triggered by an ISAF air raid, that killed ten Afghans, including schoolchildren, in Kunar Province, close to the Pakistani border. Western forces in Afghanistan face a huge PR problem, as the troops get less popular with every civilian death.

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Rethink Afghanistan (Part 4): Civilian Casualties - TRAILER
Trailer the part four of Rethink Afghanistan: Civilian Casualties. Watch the entire documentary online at rethinkafghanistan.com

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Troop casualties rise in Afghan war - 19 Jul 09
In southern Afghanistan casualties among foreign troops are mounting as they continue their offensive against the Taliban. The monthly death toll for July is the highest it has been for eight years. The problems are not confined to the south. Observers warn of instability in the north and west of the country too. Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports from Kabul in Afghanistan.

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Major Afghan assault claims first Taliban casualties
US-led troops helicoptered into Marjah in the poppy-growing belt of Helmand province in the biggest military operation in Afghanistan since US President Barack Obama ordered a troop surge. Images of US marines with 1/3 Charlie Company engaging with the Taliban northeast of Marjah. Duration: 01:12.

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Casualties Rise for US Troops in Afghanistan
An AP photographer embedded with US soldiers in southern Afghanistan filmed a wounded soldier being airlifted to safety as July became the deadliest month for American troops in the nine-year-old war. (July 30)

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