Afghan Civilian Deaths Up 24 Percent: UN
KABUL — Civilian deaths in the escalating Afghan war soared by 24 percent during the first half of 2009 compared with the same period last year,...
KABUL — Civilian deaths in the escalating Afghan war soared by 24 percent during the first half of 2009 compared with the same period last year,...
AP | PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 07.04.2009 | World
WASHINGTON — American troops made substantial errors and did not strictly follow rules for avoiding casualties during an air assault on Taliban ...
Quqnoos | Posted 07.03.2009 | World
At least six civilians were killed when a suicide bomber attacked a civilian vehicle in Bagram on Tuesday, officials said. The civilians, including t...
AP | AMIR SHAH and HEIDI VOGT | Posted 06.15.2009 | World
KABUL — Human Rights Watch accused the U.S. military of not doing enough to reduce civilian casualties during battles in Afghanistan and called ...
Los Angeles Times | Posted 06.12.2009 | World
A government commission concluded that 140 civilians died, more than twice the figure cited by the United States....
Associated Press | Fisnik Abrashi | Posted 06.08.2009 | World
By Fisnik Abrashi, Associated Press The US military says reports that as many as 147 civilians died in fighting involving American forces and the Tal...
AP | RAHIM FAIEZ | Posted 06.07.2009 | World
KABUL — Sobbing relatives showed U.S. and Afghan investigators the demolished buildings and graves in two western villages where a local officia...
AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 06.06.2009 | World
WASHINGTON — Flanked by the leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan, President Barack Obama expressed deep U.S. regret Wednesday for civilian casual...
AP | JASON STRAZIUSO and LARA JAKES | Posted 06.06.2009 | World
KABUL — Villagers dug dirt graves Wednesday to bury what the international Red Cross said were dozens of Afghans _ including women and children ...
AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 06.06.2009 | World
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration took on high-stakes diplomacy with the leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan Wednesday, seeking more coopera...
GlobalPost.com | Jean MacKenzie | Posted 03.01.2009 | World
KABUL -- One week after the world hailed his inauguration, Barack Obama has undertaken an unprecedented charm offensive towards the Muslim world. B...
AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 08.31.2009 | World