Remember the reaction when Israel did this
The New York Times reports that NATO is systematically destroying booby-trapped homes in Afghanistan (Hat Tip: David Hazony via Twitter). In the newly won districts around this southern city, American forces are encountering empty homes and farm buildings left so heavily booby-trapped by Taliban insurgents that the Americans have been systematically destroying hundreds of them, according to local Afghan authorities.If you read the whole thing, you'll get the impression that no one cares too much outside of Afghanistan. Just like when Israel did the same thing in Jenin and Gaza City, right?
The campaign, a major departure from NATO practice in past military operations, is intended to reduce civilian and military casualties by removing the threat of booby traps and denying Taliban insurgents hiding places and fighting positions, American military officials said.
While it has widespread support among Afghan officials and even some residents, and has been accompanied by an equally determined effort to hand out cash compensation to homeowners, other local people have complained that the demolitions have gone far beyond what is necessary.
Labels: Afghanistan, booby-trapped homes, Hamas, NATO, terrorism
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 7:45 PM
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I haven't been able to find definite stats on how many civilians the allies have killed in Afghanistan since 2001, but it seems clear it must be several thousand. I am guessing that the number of civilians killed by allied forces in Afghanistan is about the same as the number of Arabs (and Turks) killed by Israel over the same period, both civilians, militants, and "activists".
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