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Thu Sep 11

• FOX News Used Oliver North as Its "Independent Journalist" to Help the U.S. Cover Up a Massacre in Herat

Fri Sep 5

• No tears in west for 60 Afghan children: magine what would happen if a terrorist kills 95 US citizens or citizens of any of the Nato countries. Such a massacre would have dominated the headlines for weeks, if not months. Giving a melodramatic touch, the western media would also carry photographs of the dead children, interviews with their neighbours, friends and teachers and statements of grieving parents and political leaders. But 60 Afghan children who died in the US attack had none of it. No speaker addressing the ongoing Democratic Party convention, dared to mention the Afghan civilian massacre, though they talked about US troops serving in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Thu Sep 4

• Afghan bombing drives allies apart | Alastair Leithead, BBC News 27.08.08: There are two interpretation s of what happened that night and as yet no indisputable evidence either way. The US military called it a "successf ul operation" ; and up until 24 hours later still "remained confident" ; no civilians had been killed. Troops under Operation Enduring Freedom, the counter-terror ist arm of US activities in Afghanistan, working outside of Nato's command and remit, were satisfied those killed had been insurgents - one of them an important target. But the other interpretation is that up to 90 civilians died - more than half of them children - after false intelligence was deliberately given by a rival tribe and a funeral wake was bombed killing many innocent people.

Mon Sep 1

• In memory of 91 innocent Afghans massacred by US troops in Azizabad: Between 2 ? 8 AM on August 22, 2008 in the village of Azizabad located 4 miles due east of the Shindand air base and due south of Herat city in Herat Province. A ground force led by U.S. Special Forces (7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) based in Shindand), allegedly came under fire as it approached the village, carrying out a midnight raid to allegedly apprehend a Taliban commander, Mullah Siddiq. The U.S. Special Forces called-in close air support and a fierce bombardment of the village ensued involving both ground and air fire (including from a US Air Force Special Operations AC-130 aerial gunship, Apache attack helicopters and Predator drones). The U.S. bombs struck a large gathering of people who had congregated in Azizabad to honor a local leader who had died months earlier. A resident, Fatima, 25, explained from her hospital bed in Herat, where she wept and cursed those who carried out the air strike.

Fri Aug 22

• 76 civilians killed in airstrike, Afghan officials say - International Herald Tribune: prima le donne e i bambini
• No lies, please!: The Interior Ministry of Afghanistan accused U.S.-led coalition forces of killing 76 Afghan civilians, 19 women, 7 men and the rest children under the age of 15, in the Herat province.

Tue Aug 19

• Historic Herat

Sat Jul 26

• Steinmeier auf Afghanistan-Be such: "Nicht nur Taliban und Zerstörung" | HAN, taz 26.07.08: Der Besuch des deutschen Außenministers im westafghanisch en Herat soll Aufbauerfolge unterstreichen . Unterdessen gibt es bei neuen Kämpfen wieder Tote.

Sat Jul 19

• Bloomberg.com: Worldwide

Mon Jun 30

• Police suspend 35 'kidnap' officers: If you ever doubted how dangerous it is to drive from Herat to Kandahar...

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