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| Afghanistan: UN provides aid to victims of violence |
| 2008-09-02 |
| (AKI) - A United Nations team has delivered emergency relief to some 900 people who were affected by recent military operations in Afghanistan's western Herat province. The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said that an investigation by its human rights team found that 90 civilians - including 60 children were killed - during operations carried out by international and Afghan military forces on 21 August in Herat's Shindand district. This weekend a UN emergency relief team, accompanied by local government officials, delivered three truckloads of essential food, cooking utensils, medicines and other items to around150 families in the area. "At this point in time the primary concern of all of us has to be the welfare of the people of Shindand district," said Kai Eide, the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan and head of UNAMA. "I have asked all UN agencies working in Afghanistan to step up support to the local authorities as they work to help the survivors. We will continue to monitor this situation closely and stand ready to assist with all ongoing efforts to support those who need our help the most," he stated. The UN team also met village elders to listen to their needs and concerns as recovery efforts continue. Eide has called on the international and Afghan military forces to "thoroughly review" the conduct of the operation to ensure that such a tragedy does not happen again. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Eide has called on the international and Afghan military forces to "thoroughly review" the conduct of the operation to ensure that such a tragedy does not happen again. That's if it even did... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-09-02 11:31 |
| #1 This weekend a UN emergency relief team, accompanied by local government officials, delivered three truckloads of essential food, cooking utensils, medicines and other items to around150 families in the area. And there you have you one motivation to throw out the wildest numbers possible and see if some rubes or willing accomplices take the bait and shower them with gifts. |
| Posted by: ed 2008-09-02 01:13 |