UN: Civilian deaths up 24 percent in Afghanistan

AP via Yahoo ^

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The United Nations said Friday the number of civilians killed in conflict in Afghanistan has jumped 24 percent so far this year, with bombings by insurgent and airstrikes by international forces the biggest single killers.

In a grim assessment of the first half of 2009, the U.N. assistance mission in Afghanistan said the Taliban and other anti-government militants have become more deadly by shifting from ambush attacks to suicide bombings, roadside explosives and targeted assassinations.

It warned that more civilians would likely be killed as insurgents try to battle a troop increase by the administration of President Barack Obama, and seek to destabilize the country before presidential and Provincial Council elections on Aug. 20. The summer is also typically the worst for fighting in Afghanistan.

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"It warned that more civilians would likely be killed as insurgents try to battle a troop increase by the administration of President Barack Obama"

Anyone else find this wording suspect? It's not Obama personally who has increased the troop levels, it's his administration.

[NavyCanDo]

July 09 had the highest death toll of any month in the war in Afghanistan. The moombats and code-pinkers who thought Barry was going to pull all our troops home, and we would stop funding the War, and the world would be at peace are horrified that nothing has changed. If they only knew Barry has not canceled one contract with Haliburton, who the left hates more than Cheney himself.

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

I don’t recall any outrage in the media. If Bush had been president, it would be 24/7.

[Karliner]

Well I suppose the Miranda rights and Army field manual screwed the pooch. Poor sacred bleeding heart Obummers.HOO-AH!!