A video apparently taken by a cell phone shows what appear to be several children laying dead in the aftermath of a U.S.-led operation the Afghan government and U.N. say killed 90 civilians, but details such as a precise body count are difficult to make out on the grainy video.Video Shows Dead Afghan Children After US Raid -- ABC News
Two videos that appear to show the bodies of at least 10 children and many more adults covered in blankets and white shrouds lend weight to Afghan and U.N. allegations that a U.S.-led raid killed scores of civilians last month.
One video, obtained by The Associated Press on Monday and apparently taken by a cell phone, is grainy and details such as a precise body count are difficult to make out. But it appears that several dozen bodies, all covered by blankets, are lined up one next to another in a mosque.
Wailing Afghan women and men occasionally lift the blankets to show dead children or the disfigured faces of men.
A second video shows three young children wrapped in white shrouds. A fourth child has gruesome head wounds. In total, the bodies of at least 10 children can be seen.
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More News On Afghanistan
US to review Afghan attack case (Graphic Video) -- BBC News
Nato air strikes killing more Afghan civilians -- The Telegraph
U.S. military does U-turn on Afghan civilian deaths after new video evidence is published -- Daily Mail Online
US reopens inquiry into Afghanistan attack as new evidence emerges -- The Guardian
Evidence of U.S. strike seems to rebut U.S. account -- International Herald Tribune
Afghan Civilian Deaths: A Rising Toll -- Time Magazine
Afghan deaths: 'Everyday life for civilians has become ever more difficult' -- The Guardian
Report: U.S., NATO airstrikes fuel Afghan public backlash -- CNN
U.S. steps up Afghan air raids, more civil deaths-report -- Reuters
Taliban learning how to win key propaganda battles -- Globe And Mail
U.S. Strikes Taliban Stronghold in Pakistan -- Washington Post
Roadside bomb kills Canadian soldier, wounds 7 others in Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/Canadian Press
Taliban suicide bombers target senior Afghan police chief -- Long War Journal
Afghanistan: Blasts explode at Kandahar police HQ -- The Washington Times
Kandahar rocked by suicide blasts -- BBC News
US forces and Afghan police kill over 20 Taliban -- ABS-CBN
US Marines turn Afghan town over to British, Afghans in preparation for pullout -- LA Times
Update On War On Terror 09_07_08: Gadahn And Muslim Human Shields -- Strata-Sphere
Hamid Karzai blames Britain for Taliban resurgence -- Times Online
Pakistan reopens vital border crossing to NATO -- Long War Journal
Afghan kidnappings damage business revival -- Reuters
The Ugly of War -- The Guardian
For the Taliban, A Crime That Pays -- Newsweek
Afghan tribal leader set for drug trial in U.S. -- MSNBC
Germany Discovers a War in Afghanistan -- Der Spiegel
Germany pays $20,000 to Afghan victims -- MSNBC
Germany pledges millions more to Afghanistan -- International Herald Tribune
Special forces may get infantry combat support in Afghanistan -- The Australian
French soldier recounts deadly attack in Afghanistan -- France 24
Journalists warned to get out of Afghanistan -- Sydney Morning Herald
Ancient 'sleeping Buddha' found in Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AP
Report from a forgotten war (Commentary) -- by Oliver North, Washington Times
The guests at Kabul's garden parties (Commentary) -- By Nick Grono and Joanna Nathan, Boston.com
Afghanistan: A few reinforcements for a very difficult fight (Commentary) -- by David Wood, Baltimore Sun
Afghanistan toll will mount unless new strategy is found -- Chronicle Herald
My Comment: The networks and journalist that covered Iraq are now shifting to cover the war in Afghanistan .... and with good cause. Violence, suicide attacks, anarchy in the country side .... all of the metrics that examine the intensity of a war environment are now going up in Afghanistan. Most recon missions in Southern Afghanistan now result in a firefight or IED attack. Relief Agencies are now fleeing the country.
Afghanistan and Pakistan's Frontier regions are now war zones with heavy casualties ..... and the outlook is for more war.
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The real question is “Are the journalists being warned for their own safety, or to safeguard information that would further incriminate Western occupation forces?” Why only journalists and not others? If the Afghanis were unruly and backward, would not any foreigner be in harm’s way? 5pillar.wordpress.com
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