With the US once again escalating the war in Afghanistan, the number of US warplanes dropping munitions on the central Asian country are on the rise, and with it, the number of civilians being killed in those strikes.
Seemingly every month the US announces that coalition munitions dropped are up dramatically from the month prior, and while a lot of the civilian casualties are officially still just “under investigation,” the UN is openly expressing concern about the rising toll.
The UN has reported 466 civilian casualties, including 205 deaths, just in the first nine months of 2017, which is already a 52% increase from the number killed in 2016. With strikes continuing to escalate, the final figure will only be higher.
This comes amid reports that the US strikes in Iraq and Syria are on the decline, which may allow more of America’s air power to be recommitted further east to Afghanistan, where insurgents still hold vast amounts of territory, and where the Afghan government is generally ambivalent about incidents in which civilians are slain.
What right does the United States have to drop bombs in Afghanistan?
Does anyone know?
My friend.
Actually its a long story starting perhaps with the Pharaohs of Egypt. The problem is that absolute power corrupts. A powerful country or leaders think they are GOD or above the law. Starting with the British empire or even before other empires; they were all like that. In the process they forget that violence begets voilence. There is no end whatsoever. Fighting is only for self defence. 9/11 was just a prerequisite or an excuse. I dont think there is any need to destroy Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria just for the collapse of world trade centres. Even after bombing these countries, there is no end in sight. The tax payers money goes wasted which could be used to eradicate poverty in the world and stop global warming. These warmongers forget that the life is temporary. These evil leaders who kill innocent babies, children, women will meet the same fate just like all evil die and turth remains. Its just matter if time. Starting from the killing of red Indians, Mexians and Aborigines who were the real owners of the land; the Anglo British people just killed them becuase of their color or by calling them heathens.
NOW look what happened in las vegas; people died by the hands of American. Hurricanes in Florida. Thats how nature takes revenge. You kill people abroad; it will come back to you directly or indirectly. Because you cant play with God.
There is no god, and hurricanes in Florida, Puerto Rico and Texas are not divine retribution for evils committed abroad by people NOT living in Florida, Puerto Rico or Texas, but rather in Washington DC. You could call them Nature’s retribution for our contribution to global warming, but all three locations are in historically hurricane-prone areas as it is.
Bro whatever, but the government of USA policies against third world countries and Asia is no good. There is Vietnam war, korean wars, cold war, now Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria, it will go on probably forever until D DAY .
NOW only the common citizens of america pay the prize by their lives and taxes and also millions died and other homeless in afghanistan Iraq war. FOR WHAT — THE FICTITIOUS WEAPNONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. Even if they existed, war is only for self defence. But the corporate world doesn’t care. They want to drink oil from middle east. They have BLOOD in their hands. Supreme court of america must have a judiciary system to punish these criminals as soon as possible so they stop with their drones attacks. BUT then its bureaucracy. For the first time in history, we are seeing borderless war by AMERICA. By seeing the injustices by west and ISRAEL, many people in the third world saw the opportunity to take law in their own hands to be called terrorists by western leaders. WHY a person become a terrorist? Becuase the injustice they saw in all their life and continue to see in their home or outside. The government of USA doesnt care about its own people. Just u can buy a gun and shoot each other. Its money brother. Leaders make money perhaps to take to their grave. And the conscience of the people to stop them in their evil desings is slowly finsishing. I went to los angles in 2007 to study at USC. I was glad to see the good education system and security and LAPD. But brother, all rules ans laws are made for local populace while the government officials and other are above the law. They jave diplomatic immunity anyways. I dont have the power to punish these leaders. I wish i had…
The UN is a worthless organization.
Worthless and dumb just as a legal formality becuase since ages MIGHT is always right instead of RIGHT is might.