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Afghanistan

UN: Civilian Deaths In Afghanistan Fall 20 Percent

2012-05-12

After five years of rising deaths, civilian casualties in Afghanistan dropped 20 percent in the first four months of the year, the United Nations
...aka the Oyster Bay Chowder and Marching Society...
said, a rare piece of good news as foreign combat forces prepare to pull out by the end of 2014.

The killing of civilians has soured the feelings of many ordinary Afghans towards foreign forces

Not to mention towards the jihadis...

The Talibs have an advantage. They can always change turbans, go to the mosque and say if necessary, "Wudn't me, it was someone else" and be believed. Whereas we can't do that very well. And that's all the advantage they need in the end.

and has been a constant strain on ties between the Afghan government and its Western backers in the increasingly unpopular war.

Posted by:trailing wife

#4 No reason we can't do both, USN,Ret.

In reverse order, of course.

Posted by: Barbara 2012-05-12 19:23

#3 No mention however of the bastards dressing up like army guys and shooting our soldiers. and any attempt to do apre-emptive strike is verboten.
either glass the place
or bring our guy and gals home.

Posted by: USN,Ret 2012-05-12 17:54

#2 Yeah, the only civilians who get killed when the Taliban take over again will be women who dare to go outside and show some skin (i.e., their hands or their eyes), and anyone the Taliban decide isn't pious enough. Just like the old days.

Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2012-05-12 12:46

#1 As the Taliban gain in power & influence, I expect they will close the civilian death gap, just as they did between 1996 & 2001.

Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2012-05-12 01:01

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