Afghan Governor Says NATO Troops Killed Child (Third in Four Days?)

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Source: Reuters

Afghan governor says NATO troops killed child
By Mohammad Anwar
ASADABAD, AFGHANISTAN | Mon May 16, 2011 8:46am EDT

ASADABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Foreign troops killed an Afghan child and wounded four others when responding to insurgent fire in volatile eastern Kunar province, the provincial Governor said on Monday, the third accidental killing of young civilians in less than a week.

The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said it had killed "four armed individuals" in Kunar's Ghazi Abad district on Sunday, but was looking into allegations of civilian casualties there.

Fazlullah Wahidi, governor of Kunar, said a group of girls had been collecting firewood near an insurgent hideout and were struck when ISAF troops that had come under attack returned fire. A 10-year-old girl was killed, and four others wounded.

"The artillery fired by the ISAF convoy hit the girls, who were close to the insurgents," Wahidi told Reuters in a telephone interview from Kunar.

Read more: http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE74F31G20110516?irpc=932

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Can you say "counterproductive?" (Not to mention horrific.)

Glenn Greenwald: "I wonder what would happen if a foreign army came to the US & killed 3 American kids in 4 days-never mind 10 yrs worth"

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1. Provincial Governor, et. al., delclare insurgents innocent nt

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2. Shut it down. nt

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3. Yes, it's time to start movin' 'um out...

Strain on forces in the field at a five-year high
By Gregg Zoroya, USA TODAY

Updated 5/9/2011 10:50 AM |

U.S. troops fighting in Afghanistan are experiencing some of the greatest psychological stress and lowest morale in five years of fighting, reports a military study.


By Eric Engman, AP

The morale of troops in Afghanistan continues to plummet, despite greater focus on mental health care, a military study finds.


By Eric Engman, AP

The morale of troops in Afghanistan continues to plummet, despite greater focus on mental health care, a military study finds.

"We're an Army that's in uncharted territory here," says Gen. Peter Chiarelli, Army vice chief of staff, who has focused on combat stress. "We have never fought for this long with an all-volunteer force that's 1% of the population."

Mental health strain was most severe among veterans of three or more deployments, with a third of those showing signs of psychological problems defined as either stress, depression or anxiety, the report obtained by USA TODAY says.

The research, based on a survey of soldiers and Marines in 2010, also found that the praise the troops have for their unit sergeants has never been higher as the United States approaches the 10th year of its longest war.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/2011-05-08-troops-strain-morale-afghanistan_n.htm

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4. Why are we still there?

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5. Yes, we kill children

It is an inescapable fact of war. That's why we should not be in Afghanistan or Iraq. The military's primary job is KILLING. We need to stop worshiping our killers, and put them back on a leash and bring them home.