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| Afghanistan |
| Seven Aid Workers Among The Dead In Hotel Attack |
| 2015-05-15 |
| [Tolo News] In a statement issued by the organization, Horia Mosadiq, Afghanistan Researcher at "There has been a worrying spike in assaults carried out by the Taliban and other gangs on 'soft targets' across Afghanistan in recent weeks -- of which this is just the latest attack -- resulting in a high civilian corpse count. Some of these attacks could amount to crimes against humanity or war crimes and the authorities must ensure full investigations with those suspected of criminal responsibility brought to trial." What was of particular concern to the organization was that seven of the 14 killed were aid workers. "Reports that several aid workers were among those killed are especially worrying -- the Taliban are again targeting the very individuals and agencies who are committed to help ordinary Afghan people," said Mosadiq. The United Nations ...where theory meets practice and practice loses... Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) also condemned the attack and said such "deliberate attacks on civilians are atrocities". "With this years' appalling rise in civilian casualties, UNAMA again urges parties to the conflict to take all necessary measures to protect civilians in line with their obligations under international humanitarian law," said Georgette Gagnon, UNAMA's Human Rights Director. Wednesday night's attack occurred at about 8:30 pm when an unknown number of gunnies entered the hotel and triggered a siege that lasted for about seven hours. Fourteen people died including four Afghans, four Indians, two Paks, an Italian, a Kazakhstani and an American. The fourteenth victim's nationality was still unclear late Thursday. In the first four months of 2015, UNAMA documented a record high number of 2,937 civilian casualties (974 civilian deaths and 1,963 injured), a 16 percent increase over the same period in 2014. The agency recently stated the Taliban and other gangs are responsible for almost three-quarters of all civilian deaths in Afghanistan. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 attack occurred at about 8:30 pm Jast as Pate de Foie Gras aux Truffes was being served? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-05-15 04:41 |