150 civilians killed in afghanistan last week

[oneup]

Heard this on the radio, and I lookup up some news articles.
They said 150 civilians where killed in afghanistan last week, 'by accident'. yeah right.
"I think that a much more realistic figure would be around 5,000. You know for Afghanistan, 3,700 to 5,000 is a really substantial number."

Afghan officials want the bombing to stop
The figure is well in excess of the estimated 2,998 people killed in the 11 September attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center.

So that's whats behind it.

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2007/jul2007/afgh-j10.shtml

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,518997,00.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1740538.stm

[meksar]

Well the soldiers who are fighting/killing on behalf of the banksters/elitist's unknowingly, have a lot of soul searching to do. The military for me is about spiritually retarding people and treating them like dogs, this is why they must get their heads shaved and wear dog tags. They are literally turned into killing machines who have not got a fucking clue, they are in that country because of 9/11 which was Hollywood at it's best.

The Afghan citizens have obviously suffered all kinds of wickedness and have every right in my opinion to resist these cockroaches who slaughter, rape and torture innocent people. The British Khazar Royal family are making huge profits from those poppy fields, along with the Khazar Bushes and their Skull and Bones "brothers".

[jiffy]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8035204.stm


The Red Cross says air strikes by US forces in Afghanistan on Tuesday are now thought to have killed dozens of civilians including women and children.

It says civilians were sheltering from fighting in the western province of Farah when their houses were struck.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, in the US for talks with President Barack Obama, has ordered an investigation.

Civilian deaths will be high on the agenda at the White House, where talks will also include Pakistan's president.

Mr Obama will hold bilateral talks with Mr Karzai and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, before all three hold a joint meeting.

The Afghan president has repeatedly urged Western forces in Afghanistan to reduce the number of civilian casualties.

And the BBC's Martin Patience, in Kabul, says the Washington talks could be overshadowed if the Red Cross report of dozens of civilian deaths is confirmed.

More than 40,000 have migrated from Mingora since Tuesday afternoon
Khushhal Khan
Chief administration officer, Swat

Swat exodus as ceasefire crumbles

Mr Zardari arrives in Washington facing a growing crisis in his own country amid a new outbreak of fighting between the army and Taleban rebels in the Swat Valley region.

Thousands of residents there are reported to be fleeing their homes as a peace deal between the government and Taleban militants appears close to collapse.

Fighting flared overnight in Mingora, the main town in Swat, and continued into Wednesday, reports said.

The government has warned that 500,000 people could try to leave if the peace deal formally breaks down, although the BBC's Mark Dummett, in Islamabad, says the army has not yet launched the offensive most are now expecting.

On Tuesday the US envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, told a congressional hearing in Washington that Pakistan must do more to combat the Taleban.

'Sheltering'

Afghan officials said Tuesday's violence broke out after more than 100 Taleban militants attacked a police checkpoint in Farah, in the far west of Afghanistan, killing three police.
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The insurgents then reportedly moved to a nearby village where they killed three civilians who they accused of spying for the government.

As the fighting continued, US airstrikes targeted militants thought to be sheltering in nearby houses. At least 25 Taleban fighters were reported to have died.

But a growing number of reports from the area now suggest civilians were also seeking refuge in the buildings.

Our correspondent in Kabul said local officials told him they saw the bodies of about 20 women and children in two trucks.

A spokeswoman for the International Committee of the Red Cross said a team of observers sent to the site of the air strikes saw houses destroyed and dozens of dead bodies, including women and children.

"We can absolutely confirm there were civilian casualties," Jessica Barry said.

"It seemed they were trying to shelter in houses when they were hit."

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The governor of Farah province, Rohul Amin, backed the Red Cross verdict that civilians died in the air strikes, but could not confirm numbers.

Regional politicians told news agencies that as many as 150 people had been killed, but there was no independent confirmation of that figure.

The US military said coalition troops were called to assist Afghan forces as they attempted to fight off an insurgent attack.

A spokeswoman, Capt Elizabeth Mathias, said she was "extremely concerned" by the reports of high casualties.

"I actually sent an investigation team out to that region this morning and I expect them to be on the ground a little bit later this afternoon, and hopefully have some more information for us at that time," she said.

[grannymoose]

It didn't take them long did it. Dam ~USA~ nothing more than cavemen, if you can't wn it bomb the hell outa them regardless of the people.