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U.S. Special Forces Killed Pregnant Women, Tampered With Evidence, Report Alleges - WaPo
U.S. Special Forces killed pregnant women, tampered with evidence, report allegesBy Dan Lamothe - WaPo
8/11/14
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Did U.S. troops tamper with evidence to cover up civilian casualties in Afghanistan? That’s a central premise of the accusations outlined in a new report released Monday by Amnesty International. The human rights organization accuses the U.S. military of systematically covering up examples of civilian casualties, failing to investigate cases it knew about and participating in torture and brutality.
The report, “Left in the Dark: Failures of Accountability for Civilian Casualties Caused by International Military Operations in Afghanistan,” details 10 cases and Amnesty International says it gathered information through interviews with witnesses and family members: http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/ASA11/006/2014/en/c628b1a4-821f-4168-a583-ac4a6159986e/asa110062014en.pdf
“Judging from interviews with 125 Afghan victims, family members and eyewitnesses to attacks that resulted in civilian casualties, as well as from a thorough review of the documentary record, the U.S. military’s investigative and prosecutorial practices fall far short of what is needed to ensure accountability for alleged crimes against civilians,” the report said. “In numerous cases in which there is credible evidence of unlawful killings of civilians, the military has failed to conduct prompt, thorough and impartial investigations.”
The U.S.-led International Security Assistance Force overseeing coalition operations in Afghanistan responded in a statement by saying it was reviewing the report and its findings. There has been a significant reduction in civilian casualties by coalition troops, a point that is noted in both Amnesty International’s latest report and a July 2014 report released by the United Nations, ISAF said.
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