Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Afghan Civilian Casualties from Air Strikes 'Tripled' Under Trump - Tasnim News Agency

Afghan Civilian Casualties from Air Strikes 'Tripled' Under Trump


The number of Afghan civilians killed in air strikes jumped more than three-fold from 2017, a Costs of War project report said.



Civilian deaths in Afghanistan have soared by a whopping 330 percent under US President Donald Trump, according to a new report which blames the administration’s move to loosen military rules of engagement three years ago.

During the first three years of Trump’s presidency, an average of 1,134 civilians were killed annually by US-led airstrikes and Afghan government forces – an increase of almost 95 percent on the average yearly death toll under former President Barack Obama – according to a report published Monday by Brown University’s Costs of War Project...

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