Deeply important report from @CostsOfWar on airstrikes in Afghanistan, showing just how crucial rules of engagement matter in limiting the number of civilians killed or harmed
https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/files/cow/imce/papers/2020/Rising%20Civilian%20Death%20Toll%20in%20Afghanistan_Costs%20of%20War_Dec%207%202020.pdf …
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'AAF is harming more Afghan civilians than at any time in its history' 'In the first six months of this year, the AAF killed 86 Afghan civilians and injured 103 civilians in airstrikes'
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'Between July and the end of September, the Afghan Air Force killed 70 civilians and 90 civilians were injured.' So, almost one a day killed and injured, each. And, to be clear, at least some of this would be avoidable with tighter AAF rules of engagement.
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But all of this is difficult to advocate for if the US - or others - refuse to be transparent about how many airstrikes they are actually carrying out (which they stopped disclosing in March)pic.twitter.com/13hBcxg9mE
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