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February 02, 2011

Report: Afghan Civilian Deaths Hit Record Levels In 2010

By Amanda Terkel: "At least 2,421 civilians were killed in Afghanistan last year, a record high since the U.S. invasion in 2001, according to a new report."

"The report, released Tuesday by the Kabul-based Afghan Rights Monitor, said more than 3,270 civilians were also injured in conflict-related security incidents. That works out to roughly six to seven noncombatants killed and eight to nine wounded in the war each day.

The report blamed armed opposition groups (AOGs) for 63 percent of the civilian deaths and U.S.-NATO coalition forces for 21 percent of them. It criticized "AOGs for their deliberate killing and harassing of civilian communities and the US-NATO for their labeling of almost every war casualty as being 'suspected insurgent.'"

Read full report here, 1 February 2011, Huffington Post/Common Dreams

Downloads of a 1 page press release and 21 page report at the Afghan Rights Monitor website:

 

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