Civilians in Afghanistan continue to pay the price of DC's so called 'War on Terror'
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Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:45:22 GMT
Afghan security forces
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A powerful explosion triggered by an improvised explosive
device (IED) has left at least five civilians dead in
southwestern Afghanistan.
According to Afghan officials, the incident took place in a
district of the Farah province when a pick-up truck was
blown up on its way to a market.
Six others were injured in the Saturday attack.
Ghulan Dastagir Azad, the governor of neighboring Nimroz
province told AFP that the market has been "regularly
targeted by Taliban racketeering."
Militants have tightened their grip on some parts of the
country despite the presence of some 113,000 US-led foreign
forces in the country.
Civilians in Afghanistan continue to pay the price of
Washington's so called 'war on terror,' with the latest
figures released by the United Nations indicating a 10.8
percent rise in the civilian casualties.
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In Afghanistan, roadside bomb attacks kill 9
Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:11:56 GMT
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Roadside bomb attacks have killed at least nine people in
Badghis and Khost provinces in northern Afghanistan.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the Friday bomb
attack in Badghis province that killed two women and three
men, including their driver. Afghan officials have confirmed
the attack.
The incident took place when their vehicle hit a bomb on a
main road in Bala Murghab district, said Sharafuddin Majidi,
a spokesman for the provincial governor.
Meanwhile, the deputy police chief of Khost province, Youqb
Khan, said at least four security guards for a road
construction crew were killed on Friday, when their vehicle
was hit by a roadside bomb.
Police say the Taliban rule in the region makes it
impossible for government forces to enter the premises
because of planted mines.
Western intelligence officials say the Taliban are spreading
across the country and their tactics are becoming more
effective.
UN figures show civilian deaths in Afghanistan rose by 10.8
percent in the first 10 months of 2009.
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Over 1,000 Afghan civilians killed in 2009
Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:55:46 GMT
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slogans during a protest rally in Kabul.
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The US-led war in Afghanistan has killed more than 1,440
civilians this year � a figure almost equal to the US-led
coalition's overall death toll over more than eight years of
the hostilities.
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC)
reported the fatalities, saying that 40 percent of the
deaths had been caused by the foreign forces.
Meanwhile, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)
has warned that, compared to 2008, this year's death toll
points to a 10.8-percent increase.
Many thousands of the non-combatants have died since the
2001 US-led invasion during the troops exchanges of fire
with the Taliban militants or their attacks on alleged
militant hideouts � usually carried out based on unconfirmed
tip-offs.
This is while,1,560 foreign troops have died since 2001.
In a statement on Monday, Afghan President Hamid Karzai
condemned the killing of 10 civilians, including eight
school students, by the international forces in the eastern
Kunar province a day earlier.
Haji Farid, a lawmaker from the Kapisa province, said "Every
time an American soldier gets killed, they bomb an entire
village," the BBC Persian reported.
The total mortalities of the coalition forces, meanwhile,
have risen from 295 in 2008 to at least 520 last year,
rocketing up by more than 70 percent.
A British trooper died in Sangin town in the southern
province of Helmand on Friday, taking the British
mortalities to 108 � twice the number of 2008.
Three-hundred and eighteen troopers also died in 2009 from
the American contingent, pointing to a two-fold increase in
the US death toll compared with 2008.
Unprecedented violence is currently taking its toll on the
strife-torn country despite the presence of some 113,000
foreign troops and the prospects of their increase by 38,000
more.
The Afghan police say the government forces cannot enter the
northwestern Badghis province due to the extensive Taliban
influence, with the militants' dotting the area with
explosives.
Five civilians, two women and three men, were reported dead
from a roadside bomb in the province on Friday for which the
Taliban claimed responsibility.
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Iran plans to provide Afghans with gasoline
Sat, 02 Jan 2010 09:25:04 GMT
Iran plans to set up a gas station in its border with
Afghanistan to provide Afghans with gasoline, an Iranian
official says.
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Ali-Mohammad Azad, the governor general of Iran's Sistan-
Baluchestan Province, says the move is aimed at tackling the
problem of fuel smuggling into Afghanistan.
Preparing the ground for delivering fuel in the joint border
in a legal way would ward off many problems, he said.
Azad noted that gasoline will be sold to Afghans in "free
prices" in Gorgori border region near Hirmand town.
Fuel smuggling into neighboring countries has become a
lucrative business for smugglers in Iran due to low prices
of gasoline and gas oil (diesel) in the country.
While the Iranian government is spending billions of dollars
on imported fuel, a large portion of it is being smuggled
out of the country every day.
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NATO tankers come under attack in Pakistan
Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:03:16 GMT
Militants in Pakistan have once again attacked NATO vehicles
carrying supplies through Balochistan province for troops in Afghanistan.
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Pakistani officials said a group of gunmen ambushed two fuel
tankers and set them on fire, killing a driver and his
assistant, while wounding a driver and an assistant of the
other vehicle.
This was the second incident of such nature that took place
in Balochistan this week. A similar attack on Wednesday
killed a tanker driver and his helper.
NATO supply trucks regularly come under militant attack in
Pakistan. Most raids happen in the country's northwest, a
main supply route for foreign forces in Afghanistan.
On Friday, a bomb blast in north-western Pakistan left at
least five people dead.
The attack took place near the city of Khar in Bajaur
district, officials said. The leader of a group which has
been fighting the militants in the area is reported among
the dead.
The region has seen a significant increase in violence
following the government's recent military campaigns.
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