Foreign forces blasted for Afghan civilian deaths

[maddezmom]

Source: Reuters

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The Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief (ACBAR), which represents nearly 100 aid groups, also hit out at the Taliban for endangering civilians by hiding amongst them and for a spate of suicide attacks that have killed or injured dozens this year.

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"We strongly condemn operations and force protection measures carried out by international military forces in which disproportionate or indiscriminate use of force has resulted in civilian casualties," the group said in a statement.

ACBAR singled out U.S. troops operating outside the formal command of NATO, which leads the International Security and Assistance Force (ISAF) for Afghanistan.

"Such operations have frequently been carried out by forces or agencies outside NATO command, often American forces in Operation Enduring Freedom, and sometimes in conjunction with Afghan forces," ACBAR said.

ISAF spokeswoman Lieutenant-Colonel Maria Carl said on Wednesday that civilian deaths were always regretted.

"When ISAF is responsible, we investigate, we apologize and we find ways to prevent it from happening again. When the Taliban kill people, they celebrate and boast they will kill again," she told a news briefing.



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[MrPrax]

1. Further down the story

"..."We strongly condemn operations and force protection measures carried out by international military forces in which disproportionate or indiscriminate use of force has resulted in civilian casualties," the group said in a statement.

ACBAR singled out U.S. troops operating outside the formal command of NATO, which leads the International Security and Assistance Force (ISAF) for Afghanistan.

"Such operations have frequently been carried out by forces or agencies outside NATO command, often American forces in Operation Enduring Freedom, and sometimes in conjunction with Afghan forces," ACBAR said..."

Also the reason why other countries don't participate even under the auspicies of NATO...the US doesn't follow it either.