If the Taliban came to your house in the night, fully armed, and demanded food, would you feed them? You may have no choice. This does not make you a combatant.
Posts Tagged “Erica Gaston”
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Posted in: Asia, Governance & Accountability, United States
Topics: Afghanistan, civilian casualties, counterinsurgency, Erica Gaston, ISAF, NATO, night raids, Taliban, The Liaison Office, U.S. military
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President Hamid Karzai recently accused international forces of acting like occupiers, rather than allies, and implied that if they do not halt airstrikes on civilian homes, Afghans would respond with force.
Posted in: Asia, Governance & Accountability, Middle East, United States
Topics: Afghanistan, civilian casualties, Erica Gaston, Hamid Karzai, night raids, U.S. military
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The detention of journalists for trying to provide an independent voice on security incidents undermines Western governments' otherwise positive efforts to support free media in Afghanistan in the past 10 years.
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A recent Senate Armed Services Committee report found that many Afghans subcontracted to guard U.S. bases have links to the Taliban or criminal networks.
Posted in: Governance & Accountability, Middle East, United States
Topics: Afghanistan, counterinsurgency, Erica Gaston, military bases, security, Taliban, US military, war
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U.S.-supported paramilitary death squads who kill and abuse Afghan civilians with impunity give the Taliban a potent propaganda tool, and make it difficult to instill in Afghan officials the importance of accountability.
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The Taliban proposal for a committee on civilian harm is a nonstarter. But at least it recognizes Afghans' biggest issue.
Posted in: Asia, Governance & Accountability
Topics: Afghanistan, civilian casualties, Erica Gaston, Taliban, United Nations
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As he begins his review, the tactics General Petraeus should consider revising are not those tactics that General McChrystal put in place to protect civilians but those that continue to show indifference to their harm and outrage.
Posted in: Governance & Accountability, Middle East
Topics: Afghanistan, Erica Gaston, General David Petraeus, General McChrystal, IED, night raids
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Though officials wax optimistic that the upcoming US and NATO offensive in Kandahar will turn the tide in Afghanistan, those I spoke to feared it would only lead to more civilian harm in a city already ravaged by years of conflict.
Posted in: Asia, Middle East, Rights & Justice, United States
Topics: Afghanistan, civilian casualties, Erica Gaston, NATO, video
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Ignoring civilian protection in Afghanistan won't make international troops any safer.
Posted in: Asia, Rights & Justice
Topics: Afghanistan, civilian casualties, Erica Gaston, video
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Erica Gaston, a human rights lawyer working for the Open Society Institute, talks about her work to address the human costs of the war in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Posted in: Asia, Governance & Accountability, Rights & Justice
Topics: Afghanistan, civilian casualties, Erica Gaston, video
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