Afghan protestation of civilian deaths caused by international forces Civilian casualties in the war in Afghanistan (2001–present)

1 afghan protestation of civilian deaths caused international forces

1.1 afghan president hamid karzai s repeated pleas foreign military forces
1.2 afghan public protests on civilian deaths
1.3 afghan protests on taliban killings

afghan protestation of civilian deaths caused international forces
afghan president hamid karzai s repeated pleas foreign military forces

over past 7 years, afghan president hamid karzai has repeatedly pleaded foreign military forces in country avoid killing afghan civilians in operations.

in july 2002, following bombing raid in afghan officials 44 people killed, including many celebrating wedding , many children, afghan president protested u.s. military authorities, , urged them more careful in targeting prevent more civilian deaths. u.s. president george w. bush offered condolences.

not happy. don t want more afghan civilian casualties.



must not occur again.



have asked onwards should closely co-ordinated between americans , central authority of afghanistan make sure no such mishaps happen again , have conveyed americans.

(senior afghan officials furious took 5 days before president bush telephoned mr. karzai offer sympathy , donald rumsfeld, defense secretary, had expressed no remorse or apology.)

in december 2006, tearful president hamid karzai lamented afghan children being maimed , killed nato , u.s. bombs , terrorism. in heartfelt speech brought audience members tears, karzai said cruelty imposed on people , afghanistan cannot stop coalition killing our children.
in may 2007, after heavy aerial bombing military had killed 40 60 afghan civilians, including women , children, wounded 50 more, , destroyed 100 houses, president hamid karzai summoned top foreign generals , diplomats palace reiterate years of complaints on blameless deaths. @ news conference afterward, said afghan lives should valued too, , afghan people no longer tolerate such casualties:

civilian deaths , arbitrary decisions search people’s houses have reached unacceptable level , afghans cannot put longer.



5 years on, difficult continue accepting civilian casualties. becoming heavy us; not understandable anymore.



sorry when international coalition force , nato soldiers lose lives or injured. pains us. afghans human beings, too.

in june 2007, after deaths of more 90 civilians in 10 days, president hamid karzai accused isaf , us-led military coalition in country of extreme , disproportionate use of force. in protestations, afghan president said foreign military forces in country had start working in accordance government s wishes.
on october 28, 2007, in interview on 60 minutes, afghan president hamid karzai stated had explicitly asked u.s. president george w. bush roll use of airstrikes – had killed more 270 civilians in 17 air strikes date in 2007 alone – in country, saying had delivered message privately bush using clear words in august.

afghan people understand mistakes made. 5 years on, 6 years on, definitely, clearly, cannot comprehend why there still need air power.

on december 18, 2008, afghan president hamid karzai again spoke of asking united states cooperate government in military operations in country. in speech, said in previous month had again asked u.s. military in country cooperate government, sending u.s. government list of demands troop conduct, did not if had received response back.

part of list shouldn t, on own, enter houses of our people , bombard our villages , detain our people.

in march 2011, karzai rejected apologies president obama , gen. david petraeus u.s. helicopter gunners killing 9 afghan boys ages 7–13 collecting firewood. apology not enough, karzai said. civilian casualties produced military operations of coalition forces cause of tension in relations between afghanistan , united states of america. people of afghanistan fed these brutal incidents , apologies , condemnation cannot cure pain. in response deaths of boys, petraeus ordered field commanders , helicopter crews again study rules of engagement. 1 source claims more 200 civilians killed in military operations , insurgent attacks in recent weeks .
in may 2011, karzai karzai issued final warning more civilians killed in nato airstrikes. said afghan people can no longer tolerate attacks, , u.s.-led coalition risks being seen occupying force .

afghan public protests on civilian deaths

on july 4, 2002, in first anti-american protest since overthrow of taliban, 200 afghans marched through streets of kabul express outrage on attacks u.s. forces killed scores of civilians, including many children , 25 members of 1 family. according afghan foreign minister abdullah, 44 people killed , 120 wounded in u.s. attacks on half dozen villages in uruzgan province, villagers said included attack on pre-wedding party.
on may 29, 2006, large-scale rioting, fueled anti-u.s. anger, swept through afghanistan s capital, kabul, after u.s. military truck crashed crowd of afghan pedestrians. afghan president hamid karzai s office said 5 people killed in vehicle crash. u.s. military, in statement issued earlier, had said @ least 1 person killed in crash , 6 wounded, 2 of them critically. afghan officials called worst day of rioting in kabul since overthrow of taliban regime. @ least 8 people killed , 109 wounded in widespread anti-u.s. protests through capital. video 1 rioting site after crash showed u.s. military vehicle firing in direction of crowd of afghans. dozens of protesters outside u.s. embassy screamed death americans! while embassy personnel retreated bunkers. want america out of country! hate america! have no responsibility! said protester ajmal jan.
on april 30, 2007, thousands of afghans staged protest accusing united states-led coalition , afghan troops of killing civilians in western province of herat. protesters stormed government district headquarters in shindand, south of herat city, western troops have large base. anti-u.s. protest came day after angry demonstration in eastern nangahar province on killing of civilians coalition , afghan forces there.
on may 2, 2007, 500 afghan university students protested in eastern province of nangarhar alleging 6 civilians had been killed us-led coalition troops few days before. on same day, afghan , un teams announced investigations had found around 50 civilians killed in days of ground fighting , bombing in remote valley in western province of herat.
on september 26, 2007, following raid foreign troops left 2 religious leaders dead, 500 afghan protesters shut down main highway out of kandahar city chanting death canada , death foreigners , calling on foreign troops leave country. protesters accused american , canadian soldiers of killing 2 religious leaders during night raids on houses in senjaray, community on outskirts of kandahar city. anger directed @ afghan president hamid karzai allowing foreign military presence in country.
on august 23, 2008, 250 afghan villagers gathered in angry demonstration protest deaths of 76 civilians, of them children, killed in u.s.-led airstrikes near village of azizabad, 120 kilometres south of herat city in western afghanistan.
on september 1, 2008, hundreds of citizens in afghan capital kabul rushed streets , burnt tires on kabul-jalalabad highway protesting killing of 3 members of kabuli family, including 2 children, u.s.-led troops. residents said u.s.-led troops, carrying out pre-dawn raid in hud kheil area in eastern quarter of kabul, threw hand grenades house, killing noorullah , 2 of sons, 1 of whom 8 months old. deaths latest in string of incidents have angered afghans , caused split between afghan government , foreign troops.
on october 16, 2008, protests crowds condemning british forces , afghan government took place in lashkar gah, capital city of helmand province, after nato airstrike killed many 18 women , children.
on december 26, 2008, crowd of hundreds of afghans protested in maywand district in kandahar province following overnight raids u.s. military forces, claiming innocent people killed in attack. local villagers, angered military raids, blocked main highway 3 hours , burned tires.
on march 7, 2009, hundreds of afghan demonstrators in eastern afghanistan blocked path of u.s. military convoy condemn morning raid in khost province killed 4 people , wounded two. tahir khan sabari, deputy governor of province, said 4 people killed civilians, u.s. military claimed militants. demonstrators in khost city threw rocks @ american military convoy, shouted death america , , burned tires, sending dark plumes of smoke.
on may 7, 2009, thousands of afghan villagers shouting death america , death government protested in farah city on bomber air strikes on may 4 killed 147 civilians. clashes police started when people 3 villages struck b1-bombers brought 15 newly discovered bodies in truck house of provincial governor. 4 protesters wounded when police opened fire. going account of survivors, air raid not brief attack several aircraft acting on mistaken intelligence, sustained bombardment in 3 villages pounded pieces. afghan government investigation concluded on may 16, 2009 afghan defense ministry announcing official death toll of 140 villagers. copy of government s list of names , ages of each of 140 dead showed 93 of killed children, , 22 adult males.
on december 9, 2009, 5,000 afghan villagers marched in protest on killing of civilians in pre-dawn attack u.s. troops in armul village, laghman province in eastern afghanistan. president hamid karzai s office said attack had killed 6 civilians, including 1 woman, while nato denied civilians had been killed in military attack. reuters journalist, on other hand, saw bodies of woman , 12 males, including 2 teenagers, , top laghman provincial council leader said 13 civilians had been killed. protesters chanting slogans against foreign troops in country, against afghan president hamid karzai , provincial governor, when afghan troops opened fire on them. 4 protesters hit bullets, 2 dying instantly , 2 taken hospital, residents said died of wounds.
on december 30, 2009, protesters in jalalabad set alight flag , effigy of president obama after chanting “death obama” , “death foreign forces”. in kabul, protesters held banners showing photographs of dead children alongside placards demanding “foreign troops leave afghanistan” , “stop killing us”. in response reports us-led forces had shot 10 villagers in home, including 8 children, during raid in ghazi khan village in narang district of eastern province of kunar.
on january 21, 2010, angry afghan villagers took streets in ghazni province protest deaths of civilians claimed killed in raid nato troops. nato s international security assistance force (isaf) claimed had killed 4 insurgents including 15-year-old boy during raid in qarabagh district of ghazni province previous night. 50 villagers brought 5 coffins provincial capital ghazni city, claiming 3 of dead civilians, including 2 children below age of seven. head of provincial hospital bodies taken said doctors told him 2 children among bodies brought them.
on january 28, 2010, angry demonstrations took place outside camp phoenix, u.s. military base on outskirts of kabul, after nato troops killed afghan religious leader had been sitting in parked car 2 young sons while waiting nato isaf convoy pass by. according witnesses, fourth isaf vehicle in convoy opened fire on parked car without provocation. @ least 16 bullet holes later counted on car s exterior , mullah mohmmad younas killed 3 bullets in chest , 1 in abdomen. isaf confirmed shooting of civilian, offered sympathies, , said investigating.

afghan protests on taliban killings

after taliban s killing of 26 young men on 19 october 2008, in southern kandahar province in militant-controlled area – unclear is, whether victims afghan government soldiers or recruits or mere civilians looking work in iran – following friday, 1,000 people in mihtarlam in northeastern laghman province, of killed came from, protested against taliban killings.