Posted on 01/24/2010 2:44:42 PM PST by SandRat
Innocent Civilians Killed by IED
1/23/10 | ISAF Public Affairs Office
NEWS RELEASE ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-01-CA-116 For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (Jan. 23) - ISAF forces are assisting ANSF in securing the area around the Tagaz bazaar in Khan-Neshin district of Helmand province after an IED explosion killed two children and wounded two other civilians.
Initial reports indicate the explosion is the result of a suicide attack.
The wounded were being treated by ISAF at a nearby forward operating base.
"All indications are this is another example of the insurgents deliberately injuring and killing Afghan civilians and shows their lack of respect for the Afghan society," said Navy Capt. Jane Campbell, IJC spokesperson. "While ISAF forces go to great lengths to avoid harming innocent civilians, the insurgents regularly and purposefully place the children, men and women of Afghanistan in danger."
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Afghan Teenager Killed by IED
1/23/10 | ISAF Public Affairs Office
NEWS RELEASE ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-01-CA-113 For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (Jan. 23) - A young Afghan male was killed by an IED today in the Tanai district of Khost Province.
According to initial reports, the 16-year-old boy stepped on the IED.
There were no ISAF forces involved in this incident.
Recently released data by United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan confirms the total number of civilians killed last year in Afghanistan is regrettably up by 14 percent, predominately due to the insurgents and their indiscriminate use of road side bombs and other terror tactics which claimed more than 1,630 innocent lives in 2009.
The UNAMA report specifically highlights a 28 percent decrease in the number of accidental deaths caused by ISAF in 2009 compared to 2008. UNAMA attributes this decrease in accidental casualties as a result of ISAF's increasing effort to protect the Afghan population rather than engaging the insurgents directly.
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Jan 23: Insurgent's Mortars Damage Mosque
2010-01-CA-112 For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (Jan. 23) - An Afghan-international security force searched a compound outside the village of Qari Saheh Kalay, in the Nad Ali district of Helmand and captured a Taliban facilitator, known to buy and transport weapons. The security force found IED materials during the search.
In Kandahar last night, a joint security force searched a compound in north Kandahar City and captured a Taliban facilitator with close ties to several militant networks. The Afghan-international security force also detained another suspected insurgent.
In Zabul yesterday, a joint security force set up a temporary roadblock on a major highway north of the village of Mohammad Ali Kalay, in the Sajoy district. The Afghan-international security force searched a bus and detained suspected insurgents.
No shots were fired and no Afghan civilians were harmed in any of these operations.
Insurgent's Mortars Damage Mosque
In Helmand province yesterday, insurgent mortars caused minor damage to a local mosque in the Nawa district.
Insurgents fired four mortar rounds at ISAF forces in the area shortly after 5 p.m. Two of the mortar rounds landed within 10 meters of the mosque, causing the damage.
No military or civilian casualties were reported.
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Insurgents Kill Afghan Women
1/23/10 | ISAF Public Affairs Office
NEWS RELEASE ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2010-01-CA-111 For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (Jan. 23) - Three Afghan civilians were killed today and several others were wounded by insurgent small arms fire.
According to an operational report, the group was travelling in a taxi south of Sulamenzai village in Paktika province when they came under insurgent fire. Three women were killed and another was wounded.
Two males were also wounded in the incident.
The taxi driver drove them to a nearby ISAF base where the wounded promptly received medical care.
Why do Muslims put up with other Muslims killing their kids?
Sure once in a while they kill an American or a Brit , but they kill a hell of a lot more Muslims that they do anything else.
Isn’t Talibn Traget a rapper?
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