WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?

This is a massacre of civilians:

Afghanistan: U.N. Reports "Record-High Levels" of Civilian Casualties

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In news from Afghanistan, the United Nations is reporting civilian casualties are at "record-high levels." The U.N. says nearly 1,600 civilians have died since January, the highest number of any similar time period since 2009. The majority of the deaths are reportedly from Taliban forces. However, the report notes a 60 percent increase in deaths caused by U.S.-backed government forces. Danielle Bell, the director of the United Nations Human Rights Unit in Afghanistan, spoke earlier today.

Danielle Bell: "The vast majority, or 90 percent, of all civilian casualties resulted from ground engagements, improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, complex and suicide attacks, and targeted killings. This destruction and damage to Afghan lives must be met by a new commitment by all parties to the conflict to protect civilians from harm."

It is interesting the numbers killed from US drones are not even mentioned.

This reported figure means an average of over 200+ civilians are killed every month in Afghanistan. We in Canada are so far away from the ordinary men, women and children of Afghanistan that all of us will forget this news item. Yet what is going on is mass murder of human beings!

Think on this for a moment and perhaps with it your conscience will feel a slight flutter of concern.