Red Cross gives first aid lessons to Taliban

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Source: Guardian (UK)

The Red Cross in Afghanistan has been teaching the Taliban basic first aid and giving insurgents medical equipment so that fighters wounded during battles with Nato and Afghan government forces can be treated in the field, it was revealed today.

More than 70 members of the "armed opposition" received training in April, the Red Cross said ...

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said it had introduced the classes because pitched battles, landmines and roadblocks stopped people in the most volatile areas from getting to hospital.

The Red Cross, which aims to remain neutral in the conflict, has trained more than 100 Afghan soldiers and policemen, as well as a network of taxi drivers who operate an unofficial ambulance service in Helmand and Kandahar provinces...


Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/may/25/red-cross-first-aid-taliban

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Yes & No I guess.

I admire the general principle, but have trouble with the specific instance.



Bluntly, the Red Cross is giving direct aid to those who are killing our soldiers.