rise: 130 in 2005, 191 in 2006, and 231 in 2007. Only the palest
shadow of this level of increased violence in Afghanistan has been
reflected in the press.
Civilian deaths in Afghanistan? There were already more than 3,000 by
March, 2002, the result of U.S. bombing. Since then, it's hard to pin
down cumulative statistics. But the AP article above has some
interesting data (source unknown). It claims "Afghanistan in 2007 saw
record violence that killed more than 6,500 people." Of those 231 were
Western troops, 4,500 of them "militants" (i.e., alleged resistance
fighters), and 925 Afghan policemen. That leaves nearly another
thousand civilians, just in 2007. The article talks about "record
suicide bombings," but when citing the significant ones, it mentions
one in February, one in June, and one in November, totaling 135
people. Add in an equal amount for "smaller suicide bombings," and we
still have another 600 or so Afghan civilians killed by U.S./NATO
bombing and other military action in 2007. Not to mention whatever
portion of those 4,500 "militants" weren't "militants" at all, but
civilians, killed when U.S./NATO forces bombed "houses hiding
militants" without the slightest idea of who else might be inside.
Doesn't sound like a lot? It would if one of those 600 (or more)
people were a member of your family.
// posted @ 1/01/2008 07:42:00 AM //
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