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dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Tue Feb-17-09 09:13 AM
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Alarm over Afghan civilian deaths
Source: BBC News

The number of civilians killed in the conflict in Afghanistan rose 39% last year, the United Nations says.

Militants were to blame for 55% of the 2,118 civilian deaths, while US, Nato and Afghan forces were responsible for 39%, according to the UN report.

Civilian casualties have increased despite repeated pledges by US-led forces to reduce civilian deaths.

The data came as a US Congress-funded think tank said it was unlikely the US and Nato would defeat insurgents.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7894233.stm

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   Is this the so-called democracy in action?  pleah   Feb-17-09 09:23 AM   #1 
   Civilians always suffer disproportionately. And whatever powers  acmavm   Feb-17-09 09:25 AM   #2 
 
pleah Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Feb-17-09 09:23 AM
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1. Is this the so-called democracy in action?
Can we please stop these wars now?

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acmavm (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Feb-17-09 09:25 AM
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2. Civilians always suffer disproportionately. And whatever powers
and armies that are fighting don't give a damn until someone starts compiling statistics and it hits the media.

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