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#1 Američko širenje demokratije u Afganistanu

Posted: 26/10/2006 21:58
by crnileptir
Ovo je način na koji se širi "demokratija "u Afganistanu od strane Amerikanaca i njihovi poslušnih psića...Zašto je krv muslimana toliko jeftina...i zašto se onda čude kad neko na ovo odgovori...neke od ovih stvari ni Srbi nisu radili (ustvari jesu i gore-halalite)

Pokolj civila u NATO-bombardiranju



Najmanje 59 civila, većinom žena i djece, poginulo je na jugu Afganistana od bombi koje su bacili avioni NATO-a. 'Poginulo je nekoliko civila i 48 pobunjenika', kaže NATO.


KABUL - Avioni NATO-a usmrtili su u bombardiranju u južnom Afganistanu najmanje 59 civila, uglavnom žena i djece, javlja Reuters pozivajući se na lokalne dužnosnike i plemenske vođe.

Ubojstvo se dogodilo u utorak, drugog dana trodnevnog praznika kojim se obilježava kraj ramazana, muslimanskog mjeseca posta.

NATO je objavio da je primio "vjerodostojne podatke o nekoliko civilnih žrtava" u žestokim sukobima u pokrajini Kandahar u utorak, kada je poginulo 48 pobunjenika. Afganistanske vlasti vode istragu o tome.



Hina|Net.hr
26.10.2006.
Dozens of Afghans killed in Nato raids


Thursday 26 October 2006, 17:30 Makka Time, 14:30 GMT


Nato said the operation had targeted Taliban fighters (file)



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At least 50 civilians were killed in Nato bombings in southern Afghanistan earlier this week, according to local government officials and witnesses.


Nato admitted that it had received credible reports that several civilians were killed in Panjwai but insisted that 48 Taliban fighters had died during the heavy fighting.

The operation had targeted Taliban who were attacking aid deliveries and reconstruction projects in the area, Major Luke Knittig, an International Security Force (Isaf) spokesman, said. Troops used "precision strikes" against Taliban, he added.

"Very sadly, civilians continue to get caught up in these engagements with tragic results," Knittig said.

After visiting the wounded in hospital, Naik Mohammad, a tribal elder, said that 60 civilians had died in the incident on Tuesday. Villagers also put the death toll at 60 died while a member of the Kandahar provincial assembly said that 80 had been killed.

Homes destroyed

Witnesses said that 25 homes had been destroyed in nearly five hours of bombing.

"With insurgents who regard the population as a form of human shield for themselves it obviously makes life very difficult for us, but it does not stop us from making every effort to ensure that we minimise any problems".

Mark Laity, Nato spokesman

"It was late at night - that might be the reason they didn't know where to bomb," Agha Lalai, a member of the provincial assembly, said. "They have bombed residential houses".

Another assembly member said civilian homes were targeted after Taliban fighters had run into them.

"With insurgents who regard the population as a form of human shield for themselves it obviously makes life very difficult for us, but it does not stop us from making every effort to ensure that we minimise any problems," said Mark Laity, a Nato spokesman.

"We know that the public rely on us and expect us to take every care, and if they [civilians] are accidentally killed then it can affect [public] faith in us," he added.

Investigation

President Hamid Karzai has appointed a commission to investigate the attack after issuing a statement which said he was "deeply touched" by the reports.

The president "assigned an inquiry team to fully investigate the reports of civilian casualties during Nato's air operations in Panjwayi and Pashmul districts of Kandahar province," a statement said.

The United Nations mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Thursday urged a speedy and thorough investigation of the attack.

"The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan is very concerned by reports that a great number of civilians may have died during the conduct of military operations," it said in a statement.

Welfare

"The safety and welfare of civilians must always come first and any civilian casualties are unacceptable, without exception."

If confirmed, the bombings will have caused the highest number of civilian deaths by multi-national forces since the US-led invasion of Afghanistan after the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Karzai has repeatedly condemned civilian casualties, and last week urged Nato to take "maximum caution during military operations to avoid harming civilians".


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Snimke vojnika s lubanjama u rukama zgrozile njemačku javnost
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NJEMAČKA vojna i politička vrhuška, kao i domaća javnost, sa zgražanjem je reagirala na snimke objavljene u časopisu "Bild" koji je u srijedu na svojim stranicama prikazao snimke njemačkih vojnika koji su se fotografirali držeći u rukama ljudske lubanje.

"Potpuno je jasno i nedvosmisleno da ovakvo nedolično ponašanje ne možemo tolerirati", izjavio je njemački ministar obrane Franz Josef Jung (Kršćansko demokratska unija CDU). On je najavio "prekršajne, a po potrebi i kaznene" mjere u slučaju da se fotografije pokažu istinitima.

"Bild" od srijede je objavio slike njemačkih vojnika, pripadnika mirovnih postrojbi ISAF, kako se tijekom ophodnje nedaleko od Kabula na nedoličan način ophode prema posmrtnim ostacima ratnih žrtava.

Na jednoj slici je vidljivo kako njemački vojnik pričvršćuje lubanju na prednji dio oklopnog vozila, dok na drugoj slici jedan vojnik pozira s lubanjom pored razgolićenog spolnog organa.

"Bild" je objavio ukupno pet fotografija snimljenih u proljeće 2003., a njima se, osim običnih vojnika, nalazi i nekoliko časnika Bundeswehra.

Prema navodima dnevnika, lubanja potječe iz jedne od brojnih masovnih grobnica, ali nije jasno radi li se o posmrtnim ostacima Afganistanaca ili ruskih vojnika, koji su u ovoj zemlji boravili od 1980. do 1989.

Političari i vladajuće demokršćansko-socijaldemokratske koalicije i oporbe s ogorčenjem i gnušanjem su reagirali na objavljene fotografije.

Potpredsjednik zastupničkog kluba Socijaldemokratske stranke Njemačke (SPD) Walter Kolbow zatražio je "beskompromisno" rasvjetljavanje slučaja i poduzimanje potrebnih mjera. On je istodobno naglasio da su ovakvi slučajevi "apsolutno izdvojeni" te da su njemački vojnici u Afganistanu "dobro pripremljeni" na psihičke pritiske koji ih prate u svakodnevnici.

Predsjednik vanjskopolitičkog odbora Bundestaga Ruprecht Polenz (CDU) također je zatražio brzo rješavanje slučaja kako "izdvojeni skandali" ne bi poljuljali ugled Bundeswehra.

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