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Agence France-Presse December 28, 2009 'Ten Afghan civilians killed' in military operations By Sardar Ahmad KABUL: Ten civilians, mostly school children, have been killed during Western military operations in eastern Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai's office said Monday, citing "initial reports." Karzai condemned the killings, which his statement said took place in Kunar province, which borders Pakistan, on Saturday. "Initial reports indicate that in a series of operations by international forces in Kunar province....10 civilians, eight of them school students, have been killed," the statement said. "President Karzai strongly condemns the operation which caused civilian deaths and has appointed a delegation to investigate the incident," it said. A senior official in the Afghan government, speaking on condition anonymity, said the death toll could change because investigations are ongoing. When contacted Sunday, NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) had no information on any operations or casualties in Kunar. A senior Western military official told AFP that US special forces have been conducting operations against militants in the border regions of Kunar. .... Politicians representing Kunar walked out of an important parliamentary session debating appointments to Karzai's new cabinet to protest against the civilian casualties, television showed. .... "In 33 out of 34 provinces, the Taliban has a shadow government," a Western military intelligence official told reporters on Sunday. Omar "has a government-in-waiting, with ministers chosen" for the day the government falls, he added. "Time is running out. Taliban influence is expanding," the military official warned. "Where the (Afghan) government is weak, the enemy is strong," able to exploit the corruption and unpopularity of Karzai's administration, he said. .... Most recently, Karzai condemned the killing of six civilians during a NATO raid in early December.... Karzai's office said six civilians, including a woman, died when troops from ISAF conducted an operation in Laghman province on the night of December 2. .... =========================== Stop NATO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stopnato Blog site: http://rickrozoff.wordpress.com/ To subscribe, send an e-mail to: rwroz...@yahoo.com or stopnato-subscr...@yahoogroups.com Daily digest option available. ============================== --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: arch...@mail-archive.com EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bNM5nn.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: antinato-unsubscr...@topica.com For Topica's complete suite of email marketing solutions visit: http://www.topica.com/?p=TEXFOOTER --^----------------------------------------------------------------
