Here are excerpts from two articles printed today, May 28, 2010, in Outlook Afghanistan. Both articles offer evidence of continued insecurity and casualties among Afghan civilians in areas where US-led assaults have occurred or continue.
#1 - The full Internet address for the first article is: http://outlookafghanistan.net/news_Pages/main_news.html#01
"Hundreds of families, fearing the resumption of clashes between the Taliban and security forces [US-led military forces] have fled troubled districts of Marja and Nad-Alit in southern Helmand province. The fresh exodus of 400 families from the towns comes nearly three months after a massive counter-insurgency operation, involving thousands of Afghan and foreign [US-led] troops."
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The article includes a quote of a resident, Haji Aminullah, who says: "We have trenches around us, set up by the rebels [groups of "Taliban"] and foreign troops. As a result, we are confined to our homes...."
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Another resident Sahib Khan says "innocent people were being killed in clashes on a daily basis."
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"a large number of families have fled their houses, migrating to Lashkargah...."
"An official responsible for refugee affairs in the province, Haji Ghulam Farooq Noorzai, said 10 families arrived daily in Lashargah. Linking the displacement to frequent clashes, bomb blasts, search operations, and threats from the Taliban, he said they have so far registered 379 families."
#2 - "Civilian Casualties Causing Deep Unrest." http://outlookafghanistan.net/news_Pages/opinion.html#03
"...The number of suicide bombings, political assassinations, and armed clashes has risen in the northern provinces of Afghanistan, which indicates a gradual deterioration of the situation in this relatively peaceful part of the country...According to news reports Coalition Forces have killed around 76 civilians, mostly children...during an air operation."
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