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Afghan governor: NATO airstrike kills 4


The governor of a province in northeastern Afghanistan said Monday a NATO airstrike killed four police officers at a checkpoint in the remote, mountainous region.

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Afghanistan s Innocent Victims

By Mary Meehan

Mr. Biden and his boss, President Barack Obama, would do the same - and a great deal more - if an allied nation were bombing American homes in 'targeted killing' efforts.

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NATO Kills Eight Afghan Civilians In Air Attack

Afghan civilians may have been caught up in a NATO air strike against suspected Taliban insurgents, a foreign military spokesman said Saturday, amid claims up to eight civilians died.

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Afghanistan: Nato occupation forces kill 2 civilians, sparks protest against ISAF

NATO-led troops killed the village imam, who was also a
schoolteacher, along with another local. Five other residents were taken away by the troops, Naeem added.

http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2011/08/08/civilian-deaths-spark-protest-against-isaf


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At least four Afghan civilians have been killed and several others have been wounded in a bomb and shooting incident in Afghanistan, NATO says.

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Afghan officials: NATO killed three civilians

Wardak government spokesman Shahidullah Shahid says Dr. Aqeela Hekmat and two of her family members were killed in their vehicle. Aqeela was the head of gynecology and maternal health for neighboring Ghazni province.

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British Apache helicopter injures children in Afghanistan

Five Afghan children have been injured, some seriously, by cannon fire from a British Apache helicopter, according to UK defence officials.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/25/nato-apache-helicopter-children-afghanistan



Civilians killed by NATO airstrike in eastern Afghanistan

At least three civilians including two schoolchildren died and six were injured following a NATO airstrike in Kunar province in eastern Afghanistan, regional governor Said Fazlulla Wakhidi said on Tuesday.

http://en.rian.ru/world/20110726/165394250.html



Five Afghan children shot by British forces in helicopter raid

The youngsters were working in a field in Helmand province when they were hit by 'stray bullets' from an Apache gunship which was targeting the Taliban.

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Afghanistan and Central Asia are abundant with natural resources worth billions. So far, they are largely untapped but the battle is raging for who will be able to exploit them in the 21st century.

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UN Report: 'Deadliest Six Months' for Civilians in Afghanistan
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Nach einem UN-Bericht haben die Taliban angesichts des geplanten Truppenabzugs ihre Anschläge und Angriffe im ersten Halbjahr massiv vermehrt.

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Von Enduring Freedom zu Enduring Security Threat

Das Pentagon würde gerne geheim halten, warum und wie in Afghanistan weiter Menschen unbegrenzt und rechtlos inhaftiert werden können.

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4 Afghan civilians killed by US airstrike

A US airstrike has killed at least four civilians in Kunar province in northeast Afghanistan, where another US-led aerial attack in March left nine young children dead.

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For President? er, Emperor in 2016: General Dave Petraeus
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The Lies That Sold Obama s Escalation in Afghanistan

Gareth Porter, Truthout: 'A few days after Barack Obama s December 2009 announcement of 33,000 more troops being sent to Afghanistan, in testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Defense Secretary Robert Gates advanced the official justification for escalation: the Afghan Taliban would not abandon its ties with al-Qaeda unless forced to do so by US military force and the realization that 'they're likely to lose.' Even in comparison with the usual lies that justify wars, this one was a whopper.'

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L.A. City Council calls for U.S. to end Afghanistan, Iraq wars

The Los Angeles City Council called Tuesday for the federal government to end its wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, saying money for those foreign wars should be invested instead in cities and other domestic needs.

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Our Afghan War: Immoral, Ilegal, Ineffective and It Costs Too Much
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