Civilian deaths in Afghanistan have increased for five years in a row.

[G_j]

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/asia-pacific/afghanistan/120204/3000-more-civilians-killed-afghanistan-war-2011-un

More than 3,000 civilians killed in Afghanistan war last year - UN

More than 3,000 civilians were killed in the Afghanistan war last year, according to new UN figures. Civilian deaths have increased for five years in a row.

Jessica PhelanFebruary 4, 2012 08:09

More than 3,000 civilians died in the war in Afghanistan last year, according to the latest UN figures. Civilian deaths have now increased for five years in a row.

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) recorded 3,021 civilian deaths in 2011. In 2010, there were 2,790 such deaths; in 2009, 2,412.

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The majority were caused by insurgents and their increasingly deadly suicide and bomb attacks on civilians, according to UNAMA. In particular, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were reported to be the "single largest killer of Afghan children, women and men in 2011," accounting for 32 percent of all civilian deaths.

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..war is not the answer..

[libodem]

1. And we are letting the little children

Freeze to death in the harsh winter weather, over there.

[JSnuffy]

4. And what exactly...

... would you have us do that we aren't already?

I've been there and seen it so I encourage you to think carefully before you answer.

[libodem]

5. Hey we went over there and took it over 10 years ago

We prop up a corrupted government, we are responsible for any and every bad thing that happens to civilians. Are the women out of those berkas yet? Are there schools, nice housing divisions, hospitals, agricultural improvements, decent prisons. No, it's a pile of rubble and women and girls are still just as unsafe as when we went in there. No nation building my ass.

[T S Justly]

2. Perhaps Obama measures the success of his military missions by the number of dead Afhanis. K&R (nt)

[Fumesucker]

3. Remember, they hate us for our freedoms..

Not because we are killing their friends and families...