Tuesday, August 12, 2014

US WON'T INVESTIGATE ITS WAR CRIMES IN AFGHANISTAN


AFGHANISTAN: LEFT IN THE DARK: FAILURES OF ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CIVILIAN CASUALTIES CAUSED BY INTERNATIONAL MILITARY OPERATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN

Afghanistan: Left in the dark: Failures of accountability for civilian casualties caused by international military operations in Afghanistan

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Index Number: ASA 11/006/2014
Date Published: 11 August 2014
Categories: Afghanistan

Thousands of Afghan civilians have been killed since 2001 by international forces, and thousands more have been injured. This report examines the record of accountability for civilian deaths caused by international military operations in the five-year period from 2009 to 2013. In particular, it focuses on the performance of the US government in investigating possible war crimes and in prosecuting those suspected of criminal responsibility for such crimes. Its overall finding is that the record is poor.

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