Taliban: U.S. must be held accountable for past actions

 

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“It was a mistake”: US military official confirms Kabul drone strike in August killed civilians

 

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Afghan Interior Minister Reveals Intent to Push Back Taliban | FR24 News English

The Afghan government is arming local groups as part of a three-phase plan to repel the Taliban offensive, the Afghan interior minister told Al Jazeera in an exclusive interview.

Thousands flee as Taliban eye full control of northern Afghanistan • FRANCE 24 English

 

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Afghanistan war: Bodies on the streets as fighting traps Lashkar Gah residents - BBC News

"The Taliban will have no mercy on us and the government won't stop the bombing."

UN: Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan at Record Level in May-June - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – Nearly 2,400 Afghan civilians were killed or injured in May and June as fighting between the Taliban and Afghan security forces escalated, the highest number for those two months since records started in 2009, the United Nations said on Monday.

Ethiopia says it targeted combatants, not civilians in Tigray

 

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Turkish drone attack kills three civilians in northern Iraq Kurdish refugee camp - France24

 Three civilians were killed Saturday in a Turkish drone attack on a refugee camp in northern Iraq in an area Turkish President recently threatened to “clean up”, a Kurdish lawmaker said.

US Military Takes Responsibility for 23 Civilian Deaths around World in 2020 - Other Media news - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – The US military on Wednesday took responsibility for “unintentionally” killing 23 civilians in foreign war zones in 2020, a death toll far below figures compiled by NGOs.

Palestinian groups slam UNRWA director’s comments on Gaza attacks | Al Jazeera

  Palestinian civil society organisations have condemned comments made by a senior figure at the UNRWA about the 11-day Israeli bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip as “misleading and dangerous”.

Blinken says Israel must take 'extra burden' to avoid civilian deaths | AFP

 

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Biden Administration Discloses Trump Rules for Strikes outside War Zones - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – The Biden administration disclosed a set of rules former US president Donald Trump issued in 2017 for so-called counterterrorism operations outside war zones.

French airstrike in Mali killed 19 civilians, UN investigators find

 

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A French airstrike​ in central Mali​ on Jan. 3 killed 19 civilians and three armed men, according to excerpts from a United Nations investigation​ due to be released later on Tuesday, contradicting French claims that only Islamist militants were hit.

Frappes françaises au Mali : bavure ou bombardement de jihadistes ? - VIDEO

 

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Taliban says US ‘bombarding civilians, houses’ in deal violation | Al Jazeera

The Taliban has accused the United States of violating a landmark deal signed between the two sides, after the Pentagon said the group had failed to meet its side of the agreement.

Afghanistan Probes Air Strike That Killed Civilians - UrduPoint

Afghan authorities said Monday they are investigating an air strike at the weekend which local officials say killed more than a dozen civilians, including children.

Mali : la France annonce avoir tué des jihadistes, des villageois évoquent des victimes civiles -FRANCE24

 

L'armée française a annoncé mardi avoir frappé deux jours plus tôt des dizaines de jihadistes dans le centre du Mali. Des habitants et une association locale parlent, eux, de civils touchés par un appareil non identifié lors d'un mariage.

Dozens of civilians killed in Niger gun attacks | Al Jazeera

Gunmen have killed dozens of civilians and wounded several more in attacks on two villages in western Niger, near the country’s border with Mali, according to a senior official.

US-backed QSD militia kidnaps 23 civilians in countryside of Deir Ezzor and Aleppo – Syrian Arab News Agency

US occupation forces – backed QSD militia carried out a raids campaign and kidnapped a number of civilians in villages in the countryside of Deir Ezzor and Aleppo.

‘Blood cheaper than water’: Outrage over Trump Blackwater pardons | Al Jazeera

US President Donald Trump’s issuance of pardons for security guards convicted of killing at least 14 Iraqi civilians in a 2007 Baghdad massacre has caused international uproar, including in Iraq where people expressed outrage and sadness.