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Karzai said. 'But we dont want this war to continue any longer.'
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27666.htm



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The number of civilians killed in Afghanistan rose by 15 percent to 2,777 in 2010 from a year earlier, the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) and the UN Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA) said in a joint report Wednesday.

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Targeted Civilian Killings Spiral in Afghan War: UN
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/03/09-3



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By Dave Lindorff

How can Americans reach proper conclusions about this obscene war against one of the poorest peoples in the world if our supposedly 'fair and balanced' media simply perform the role of Pentagon propagandist.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27641.htm



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http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/03/08-4

Afghans for Peace: The War is Killing Afghanistan's Children. Enough!
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/03/08-6

Congressmen Kucinich, Jones Announce Resolution to End the War in Afghanistan
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2011/03/08-8



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http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/03/07-4

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US failing successfully in Afghanistan

Huffington Post
by Marwan Bishara

03/07/11

The American media's one-obsession-at-a-time coverage of global affairs might have put the spotlight on President Obama's slow and poor reaction to the breathtaking developments starting in Tunisia and Egypt. But they spared him embarrassing questions about continued escalation and deaths in Afghanistan. In spite of its international coalition, multiple strategies, hundreds of billions of dollars, and a surge of tens of thousands of troops, the US is unable to conclude its longest war yet or at least reverse its trend. ...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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'It is not acceptable for the Afghan people anymore. Regrets and condemnations of the incident cannot heal the wounds of the people.'

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Child air-strike deaths stir fury in Afghanistan


'The Americans are wild," said the boys' father. 'They don't value humanity and don't care about our children.' "The men who carried out the air strike and the ones who ordered it should be brought to court.'

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110306/wl_asia_afp/afghanistanunrestnatocivilian



Gates: US may extend Afghan mission

Defence secretary says US troops could stay in Afghanistan in training role beyond the planned 2014 withdrawal.

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2011/03/20113761614567225.html


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http://www.commondreams.org/video/2011/03/03-0

Wrong Kind of Intelligence: U.S. Drones Killing Children in Afghanistan
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2011/03/03-3

The Afghan War is Brutal, Expensive, Unpopular, and Ineffective ? So Why Are We Spending Billions on It?
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/03/03

You Cant Kill An Idea
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/03/03-0

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Nine Afghan Boys Collecting Firewood Killed by NATO occupation forces

It was the third instance in two weeks in which the Afghan government has accused NATO of killing civilians.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/03/world/asia/03afghan.html?_r=1&=



Afghan president warns Obama about civilian deaths

Afghanistan's president has warned President Barack Obama that civilian casualties like the nine Afghan boys killed by coalition helicopters this week are a serious problem that needs to be better addressed by the U.S.-led forces.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41886495/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/



NATO occupation force kills four Afghan security guards, officials say

NATO airstrike killed four guards working for a private security company in southern Afghan province of Helmand, officials said Wednesday.

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A US airstrike has killed at least nine school children and wounded several others in an area of the troubled eastern Afghanistan, locals say.

http://presstvmobile.com/blog/2011/03/01/us-airstrike-kills-9-afghan-children/


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By Matthew Bell

The ex-Soviet leader argues the US must take some blame for fanning Islamic fundamentalism.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27573.htm



The Destiny of this Pageant Lies in the Kingdom of Oil

By Robert Fisk

One after another, our satraps are falling, and the people we paid them to control are making their own history - our right to meddle in their affairs (which we will, of course, continue to exercise) has been diminished for ever.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27576.htm



U.S.:Neo-Con Hawks Take Flight over Libya

By Jim Lobe

In a distinct echo of the tactics they pursued to encourage U.S. intervention in the Balkans and Iraq, a familiar clutch of neo-conservatives appealed Friday for the United States and NATO to 'immediately' prepare military action to help bring down the regime of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27572.htm



How the U.S. Radicalized Conservatism

By Professor Lawrence Davidson

The growing number of conservative elected officials who preach Islamohobia is a clear indicator that this is a fantasy has entered the minds of Republican voters.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27574.htm



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Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Surprise! Occupations Fuel an Insurgency- Pentagon Wakes Up in Pech, When Will They Wake Up in the Rest of Afghanistan?

http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2011/02/25-0



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