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news.bbc.co.uk - 2/17/2009

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Alarm over Afghan civilian deaths

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A distraught Afghan woman holds images of her family members killed in August 2008 during a US led raid

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news.bbc.co.uk - 2/13/2009

BBC NEWS | South Asia | US 'lost track of Afghan weapons'

— news.bbc.co.uk — US military officials failed to keep proper records on about 87,000 rifles, pistols, mortars and other weapons... sent to Afghanistan between December 2004 and June 2008 - about a third of all the weapons sent There was a similar lack of management of a ... (more) BBC NEWS | South Asia | US 'lost track of Afghan weapons'

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msnbc.msn.com - 2/18/2009

U.N.: Afghan civilian deaths hit record high - Afghanistan- msnbc.com

— msnbc.msn.com — KABUL - The number of Afghan civilians killed in armed conflict surged to a record 2,118 people... last year as the Afghan war turned increasingly bloody, the U.N. said in a new report Tuesday. Insurgents were responsible for 55 percent of the deaths, ... (more) U.N.: Afghan civilian deaths hit record high - ...

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news.yahoo.com - 2/18/2009

UN says Afghan civilian deaths jumped 40 percent (AP)

— news.yahoo.com — AP - The number of civilians killed in Afghanistan's worsening conflict jumped 40 percent to a new... high last year, and more than half of the deaths were inflicted by Taliban insurgents and other militants, the United Nations said Tuesday. (more) UN says Afghan civilian deaths jumped 40 percent (AP)

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Newspaper Roundup for Feb. 17, 2009
CNSNews.com Headlines — ... Fox News: Report: 'Game-Changing' U.S. Strategy Urgently Needed in Afghanistan Washington Post: Economy Strains Under Weight of Unsold Items Boston Globe: For some car buyers, worry takes a back seat to deals Fox News: Muslim Television Channel Founder Charged With Beheading His Wife Concord Monitor: Ex-presidential candidate Romney selling 2 homes Los Angeles Times: Former President Clinton pushes green energy during L.A. stop BBC: Afghanistan civilian deaths soar Washington Post: Across Nation, Some TV Stations Go Digital ...

NSN Daily Update 2/17/09
democracyarsenal.org — See today's complete daily update here. What We’re Reading The United Nations says Afghan civilian casualties rose by almost 40% in 2008.  The newest U.S. troops in Afghanistan find themselves in a dangerous area near Kabul. Former MI5 chief Dame Stella Rimington criticized the British government for exploiting fears of terrorism to restrict rights, calling today’s Britain a “police state.” Russian President Dmitry Medvedev replaced four Russian ...