- Reaction score
- 7,247
- Points
- 1,360
Note how ISAF, UK Forces and AFG government are called on to do stuff, but the bad guys are only reminded (in bold) they're supposed to play by the rules....
Taliban suicide attack and UK ISAF firing upon Afghan civilians
03 December 2006, Kandahar
UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan news release, 18 Dec 06
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The purpose of this report into the incidents in Kandahar on 03 December is to better understand the tragic events and to provide recommendations to concerned parties with a view to preventing such events in the future.
In 2006, the Taliban has claimed responsibility for the majority of suicide and other forms of deadly attacks across the southern region of Afghanistan. Scores of innocent Afghan men, women and children have been displaced, terrorized, injured and killed as the Taliban target the Afghan government and NATO/ISAF with scant regard for civilian lives. Military operations by the Afghan government and NATO/ISAF have also taken lives and contributed to an atmosphere of fear. This report urges everyone to take note of the increase in civilian deaths and injuries and the impact of violence on the population of Afghanistan and to take all possible measures to prevent harm to civilians.
On 03 December 2006, a 27-vehicle UK ISAF convoy was attacked by vehicle-borne suicide bomb in the western part of Kandahar city. Two civilians were killed, and three British soldiers and at least eleven Afghans were injured. Immediately after the attack, the ISAF convoy split up and made its way out of the area in two directions. As the vehicles were moving, bullets were fired from the convoys towards civilian vehicles at different locations in the city, reportedly killing two people and injuring up to fourteen individuals. The exact number of fatalities and injuries from both the incidents remains uncertain and needs further verification.
On 14 and 17 December 2006, NATO/ISAF confirmed that the UK had completed a formal military enquiry into the events of 03 December and the UK Task force shared their findings with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). According to their investigation, immediately after the suicide bomber had rammed his vehicle into a UK ISAF land rover, civilians fled the area. Two males, seen running towards an injured UK military officer “with purpose,” were assessed as a clear threat and shot. They also confirmed that as the ISAF convoy split and moved towards the designated meeting points, a further three moving vehicles were fired at by ISAF when they refused to heed warning shots and signs. The UK enquiry concluded that all UK ISAF personnel involved in the shooting had acted in a proportionate and reasonable manner when faced with perceived threats to their safety and that there were no grounds for any criminal or disciplinary actions against any UK ISAF personnel.
UNAMA verification of the suicide attack and subsequent shooting of Afghan civilians in Kandahar city has found significant grounds for concern. UNAMA welcomes the UK ISAF investigation and sharing of their findings. However the impact of the suicide attack and ISAF’s reaction on 03 December raises some key issues, namely:
Taliban suicide attack and UK ISAF firing upon Afghan civilians
03 December 2006, Kandahar
UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan news release, 18 Dec 06
Article Link
The purpose of this report into the incidents in Kandahar on 03 December is to better understand the tragic events and to provide recommendations to concerned parties with a view to preventing such events in the future.
In 2006, the Taliban has claimed responsibility for the majority of suicide and other forms of deadly attacks across the southern region of Afghanistan. Scores of innocent Afghan men, women and children have been displaced, terrorized, injured and killed as the Taliban target the Afghan government and NATO/ISAF with scant regard for civilian lives. Military operations by the Afghan government and NATO/ISAF have also taken lives and contributed to an atmosphere of fear. This report urges everyone to take note of the increase in civilian deaths and injuries and the impact of violence on the population of Afghanistan and to take all possible measures to prevent harm to civilians.
On 03 December 2006, a 27-vehicle UK ISAF convoy was attacked by vehicle-borne suicide bomb in the western part of Kandahar city. Two civilians were killed, and three British soldiers and at least eleven Afghans were injured. Immediately after the attack, the ISAF convoy split up and made its way out of the area in two directions. As the vehicles were moving, bullets were fired from the convoys towards civilian vehicles at different locations in the city, reportedly killing two people and injuring up to fourteen individuals. The exact number of fatalities and injuries from both the incidents remains uncertain and needs further verification.
On 14 and 17 December 2006, NATO/ISAF confirmed that the UK had completed a formal military enquiry into the events of 03 December and the UK Task force shared their findings with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). According to their investigation, immediately after the suicide bomber had rammed his vehicle into a UK ISAF land rover, civilians fled the area. Two males, seen running towards an injured UK military officer “with purpose,” were assessed as a clear threat and shot. They also confirmed that as the ISAF convoy split and moved towards the designated meeting points, a further three moving vehicles were fired at by ISAF when they refused to heed warning shots and signs. The UK enquiry concluded that all UK ISAF personnel involved in the shooting had acted in a proportionate and reasonable manner when faced with perceived threats to their safety and that there were no grounds for any criminal or disciplinary actions against any UK ISAF personnel.
UNAMA verification of the suicide attack and subsequent shooting of Afghan civilians in Kandahar city has found significant grounds for concern. UNAMA welcomes the UK ISAF investigation and sharing of their findings. However the impact of the suicide attack and ISAF’s reaction on 03 December raises some key issues, namely:
