Afghan Civilian Casulaties Are Increasing

REDUCED TO RUBBLE: Men in a village outside Kandahar examine a wrecked house that Afghan officials say was hit by a U.S. airstrike last week during a wedding party. Humayoun Shiab / EPA

U.S. Acknowledges 37 Afghan Civilians Killed In
Fighting Last Week -- L.A. Times

The response to Afghan officials' claims is unusually swift. But the military stops short of taking direct blame for the casualties.

Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan, and Istanbul, Turkey -- The U.S. military acknowledged Saturday that 37 civilians were killed and 35 injured during fighting last week in Kandahar province between insurgents and coalition forces.

Although the American statement stopped short of taking direct blame for civilian casualties in a southern province that is one of the country's most active battlefields, it demonstrated an unusually swift public response to claims of mass casualties made by Afghan officials.

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My Comment: There will be more incidents like this in the future. The Taliban are not able to stop Predator UAV and fixed wing air attacks. Using civilians as shields is there only alternative now .... but heavy casualties are now becoming the result.