Monday, July 12, 2010

Afghanistan War News Updates -- July 12, 2010



Afghanistan: Civilian Casualties 'On The Rise' -- BBC

More than 1,000 Afghan civilians were killed in armed violence and security incidents in the first six months of 2010, a new Afghan study says.

Afghanistan Rights Monitor says 1,074 civilians were killed between January and June - a slight increase compared with the same period in 2009.

However, the number of people killed in Nato air strikes in the same period has halved, the report says.

Changes to rules of engagement helped reduce that figure, the report says.

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More News On Afghanistan

Afghan monitor says 2010 worst year of war -- AFP
Afghan civilian deaths rise, but NATO kills fewer -- AP

NATO soldier, 11 police killed in Afghan attacks -- AFP
Taliban Attacks Kill 11 Afghan Policemen -- New York Times
Insurgent Attacks Kill 11 Afghan Police, District Chief -- Voice of America
Attacks kill at least 11 police, district chief in once-quiet northern Afghanistan -- FOX News
Taliban attacks kill 14 Afghan police: officials -- Reuters
Surge of attacks kills 6 US troops, 12 Afghans -- AP

NATO denies Taliban ascendant as Afghan toll mounts -- Reuters
Afghanistan graft sharply up as insurgency grows too -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Karzai to push for removing up to 50 ex-Taliban officials from U.N. blacklist -- Washington Post
No rift between Afghan president, NATO commander: NATO spokesman -- Xinhuanet
General sees IED drop by year's end -- USA Today
Afghanistan surge funding overestimated -- Space War
Soldiers take over where Afghan gov't fears to go -- Stars And Stripes/AP
'Stressed troops' burning out in Afghanistan -- ABC News (Australia)
U.S. troops face Afghan enemy too young to kill -- Reuters
Afghan Government Seeking Bigger Slice Of Aid Pie -- New York Times/Reuters
The Making of a Taliban Commander -- Time Magazine
Afghanistan's Dangerous New Wealth -- Newsweek
LA police teach Marines how to train Afghan police -- Stars And Stripes/AP
The Afghan Endgame -- Newsweek

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