The U.S. military on Wednesday defended an airstrike earlier this week on a southern Afghan village that killed at least 16 civilians, saying its troops were being fired on and they had the right to defend themselves.
I don't think that such attitude will help them to win minds and souls of Afghan people. They could've known that fleeing Taliban fighters will search for shelter among local people. When you come under attack, you don't think about the consequences at that time. The only thing you are concerned is to search for a shelter. On the other hand, the American and coalition forces knew what will happen if they attack and bomb Taliban's Madrassa (religious school).
President Hamid Karzi has ordered an investigation into the bombings but I don't think that we'll be able to know the outcome of it since a number of investigations have been conducted in the past and we are still waiting for the results.
Shuja said
The US has killed countless number of civilians in the name of war on terror. It’s about time we Afghans get up and defend the lives of our fellow innocent nationals and hold the US army accountable for murdering people. In Iraq there is at least a headcount when it comes to the number of civilians that died, but in Afghanistan, there has been no count on the number of innocent people that died as a result of US bombing. Let us also not forget the wedding incident in Afghanistan where about 300 Afghans were killed and the international media did not even care about us. It is our responsibility to express our frustration and do something about it otherwise no one will hear us and the US will continue to abuse the respect we’ve given them in our country and Afghanistan will become another Iraq where all Afghans will start seeing Americans as aggressive blood-thirsty vampires that have gone mad on a killing rampage.
We have given US many chances without saying anything about civilian deaths for too long. Additionally, Afghans have also not said anything about the torture of prisoners in Bagram airbase – it’s like a no-Afghan zone that is totally controlled by the Americans. The excuse of killing taliban at the cost of more and more innocent Afghans is not going to be tolerated anymore and if Americans can’t help us (the “reason” for which they are supposedly there), then they should just leave and go look for Osama Bin Laden. The truth is Americans have failed in Afghanistan as much as they have in Iraq – they have failed miserably!!!
Becky Kelly said
Do you think Afghanistan can survive without Americans? You might again see different groups of Mujahideen positioning in every hills, fighting each other.
asultan said
‘Do you think Afghanistan can survive without Americans?’… (Becky Kelly).
I wonder how Afghanistan survived for so many centuries without the Americans. Perhaps they are now learning that they have lived misrable lives and America is the messiah they had been waiting for.
May I respectfully suggest Becky that you learn a little the history of Afghanistan and discover its rich and properous past. Yes many generations ago it was wealty and a happy nation and also, and this may surprise you, a secular nation. Until the wolf of British colonialism threatened to blow the house down with a little haugh and a little puff. But, the Afghans, God bless them are a stubborn prople, they still have not opened the door to the wolf(s). So the wolf(s) over the centuries has(have been forcing it(there) way in. What do expect Afghans to do? They have nowhere else to go, what with asylum applications being turned down to people of this region, espcially if called Muhammed, and Amercia and Europe introduing ‘anti-terror’ laws to restrict freedom of speech.
‘You might again see different groups of Mujahideen positioning in every hills, fighting each other.’ (Becky Kelly).
Its called guerilla warfare. Of a kind that was waged against the Russians when they invaded Afghanistan on 27 December 1979 and one that America was keen to support to stop the Russians gettin their hands on oil. It is intereting that you have used the word Mujahideen and not terrorists. Thank you for being polite/diplomatic. You will no doubt be aware then that that is the word the Americans used at the time as well.
I am sorry I have gone on and on. I must stop here. I await others’ comments.
Shuja said
Well said asultan! Very well said! And Becky, with all due respect, I certainly would love to see peace in my country but not at the expense of the lives of innocent Afghans, and certainly not when US soldiers are going on a murder rampage. Look at what recently happened in Haditha, Iraq? The least I expect from an average American is to take responsibility for the mistakes of their government. Too bad your American arrogance has taken over your real American values and you’re just another American who has confused patriotism with blatant arrogance. Wake up, smell the coffee and get in touch with reality for a change!
Timur Shah said
I am sure Afghanistan will survive without the US. The question is can Becky Kelly survive without a Good Pashtun man like myself giving her a good time between the sheets?
Farid Ahmad said
well, i am going to clear one thing that , till now America is failed to his mission in afghanistan, killing innocent people of afghanistan like this is the sign of being timid,cancerning to Mr Becky Kelly saying with out America what Afghans will do? Mr Kelly should read afghanistan’s history.
Afghans know how to fight , how to defeat the enemies and knows why America want to stay in Afghanistan.Afghanistan is the only land who do not accept stranger, and no one can accupy afghanistan.it’s the land of Lions.
American should learn the bad experience from British.
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We should all live in Peace!
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ali said
The footage shows Afghan businessman Mohammed Shah Poor lying tied up and screaming on the desert floor as sand is shovelled into his mouth. He is struck repeatedly with a plank with a protruding nail, and salt is rubbed into his wounds.
consignment of wheat.
Near the end of the tape, Mr Poor is made to lie onto the ground and the sheikh drives over him repeatedly, with the sound of what appears to be breaking bones audible on the tape
by god it rong,may god save every one BUT A LOT OF AFGHNAS DESERVE THIS,they have a habbit of fraud,double crossing and stabing in the back people who are good to them,just look at what they doing to pakistan,they live ,eat and work in pakistan,use passport and go to other countries to run away from war how afghans pay back? they cuse pakistan day and night,spred lies about pakistan,they even say they will break pakistan,
xgood he double coresed him and he got what he deserved,he did fraud with him,good uae teach a leasson to some of afghnas,lot of afghnas have no morals or values,they do fraud all time,like pakistan UAE have let in lot of afghans,pathans so poor brother can have a good lving and life,and how they back back?lot of afghans are agents of american,all they do is try to harm mulsims who help them,afghans are the reason for DRUGS all over world, see BCC ofr full news and FULL VIDEO
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8027500.stm
also check video on youtube.com
Wardag Army said
In The Name of Allah, Most Kind, Most Merciful.
First of all, the US military is a military that is made up of hypocricy and people with cowards hearts. If one disagrees then why this Freemasonic and dollar-warshippers i.e USA are attacking innocents Afghans. If we defend ourselves from the occupation and the brutal speeches that are unleashed to the world by the White House and its Pentagon machine then we will surely fight the hypocrites and these coward blue and red crusaders till the last drop of our blood. But the western media is like a palm reader i.e this evil media run by the wealthy jews mix hundredth of lies with a bit of truth and then inform the whole world about it and as a result many people ignorantly decode this information as a real truth. And this is exactly what happened in the case of this poor village where innocent Afghan muslims were murdered and by the way they were not killed. Because to kill and murder is not the same. But anyway, life goes on and the US military with its hangry, selfish puppets and poodles are still in our beautiful Afghanistan and they are experts in murdering innocents Afghans and those Taliban freedom fighters. Yes Taliban freedoms fighters who are battling this coward and evil forces in the mountains of Afghanistan. So here is the question: How many crusaders are there in Afghanistan?. You won’t believe it, here are the names of these puppet, coward, evil, resource-suckers and Kuffar-hypocrites: USA, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, Denmark, Finland,Poland, Italy, Austia, Australia, Romania, Norway, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Czech Republic, Portugal, South Korea. As well as Muslim ass-lickers such as Turkey, and the UAE (United Arab Emirates) who not only US-UK agents but also in Afghanistan fighting our muslim brothers – The Taliban. But don’t forget the Jordanians, who were looking after their bases in Afghanistan. Only Allah s.w.t knows who is a real Muslim and who is a fake one. But know one thing – even a Muslim is willing to murder another Muslim. Why? When one sees a dollars bill he or she will go for a kill just to please his master – Freemasonic Uncle Sam as well as The Queen of England. But we Muslims only live for the sake of Almighty Allah s.w.t and die for his sake too. Whereas these Kuffar who invented the 9/11 and created Al-qaida just to invade Afghanistan and then Iraq for once simple purpose and that is to have DOMINANCE AND WORLD WEALTH are only warship false idols and gods that even exist. O! Allah make Muslims all over the world as Mohammad p.b.u.h who was the best creation and the best example. Allahu Akbar.