More Than 2,100 Civilians Killed In Afghanistan In 2008, UN Finds

Radio Free Europe | Feb. 17, 2009 (News Report)

More than 2,100 civilians were killed in Afghanistan last year, 40 percent more than 2007, the United Nations says, a further sign of worsening security seven years after U.S.-led forces toppled the Taliban. Full Story »

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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Feb. 17, 2009

The posting on a blog hosted by a US propaganda arm does not inspire confidence, but the numbers are interesting and the UN source is linked in. There is no discussion of the ethics of extra-legal executions by robot that are the US contribution to the total.

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