Afghans don’t need a reminder that no one is safe from the country’s endless war, but they got one anyway on Tuesday.
Tag: Civilian Casualties
Afghan War Casualty Report: May 2020
At least 42 pro-government forces and four civilians have been killed in Afghanistan so far this month.
U.S. Military Killed 132 Civilians in Wars Last Year, Pentagon Says
The tally has changed little since the previous year’s report, which put the total at 120 civilians killed. Civilian deaths in Afghanistan again eclipsed those in Syria and Iraq.
In Rare Admission, U.S. Military Says Strikes Killed 2 Civilians in Somalia
The statement was a rare acknowledgment from the military of civilian casualties in its campaign against the Shabab extremist group. The airstrike was in February 2019.
U.N. Inquiry Into Syria Bombings Is Silent on Russia’s Role
Experts say a “mealy-mouthed” United Nations report failed to blame Russia for bombing hospitals and a school, for fear of alienating Moscow.
Afghan War Casualty Report: April 2020
At least 75 pro-government forces and 12 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan so far this month.
Human Rights Group Says Two U.S. Strikes Killed Somali Civilians
A report by Amnesty International challenges the American military’s claim that the February strikes hit only terrorists and no innocent bystanders.
As Pandemic Rages, Sri Lanka’s President Pardons a War Criminal
Rights groups accused President Gotabaya Rajapaksa of taking advantage of the global chaos to free a soldier convicted of killing civilians.
Pompeo Cuts $1 Billion in Afghan Aid as 2 Leaders Reject Push for Unity
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo failed to persuade rival Afghan leaders to support a unified government, which American diplomats consider crucial to preventing peace negotiations from falling apart.
U.S. Airstrikes Kill Iraqi Soldiers and Police, Iraqi Officials Say
Iraqi officers said that the retaliatory strikes against pro-Iranian militias instead hit regular forces, police officers and a civilian.