Suicide Bombers, IED's, and again Human Shields. The cowardly taliban use all the banned rules of War. While NATO must endeavour to protect Civilians. The taliban use them as Shields.
Children are encouraged to walk the village and be seen by NATO... Why ? ? so the taliban can strike at a caring westerner.Who must be always Vigil.
MARJAH, Afghanistan Taliban fighters are increasingly using civilians as human shields in the assault on the southern town of Marjah, an Afghan official said Wednesday as military squads resumed painstaking house-to-house searches in the Taliban stronghold.
About 15,000 NATO and Afghan troops are taking part in the offensive around Marjah, which has an estimated 80,000 inhabitants and was the largest town in southern Helmand province under Taliban control. NATO hopes to rush in aid and public services as soon as the town is secured to try to win the loyalty of the population.
With the assault in its fifth day, insurgents are firing at Afghan troops from inside or next to compounds where women and children appear to have been ordered to stand on a roof or in a window, said Gen. Mohiudin Ghori, the brigade commander for Afghan troops in Marjah.
Especially in the south of Marjah, the enemy is fighting from compounds where soldiers can very clearly see women or children on the roof or in a second-floor or third-floor window, Ghori said. They are trying to get us to fire on them and kill the civilians.
Such a shame that the taliban get all the rights of the Geneva Convention including first aid if they are injured.
Gen. Mohiudin Ghori, the brigade commander for Afghan troops in Marjah. is quoted as saying the following.
Ghori said troops have made choices either not to fire at the insurgents with civilians nearby or had to target and advance much more slowly in order to distinguish between militants and civilians as they go.
taliban Struggling with Medics and Marines
A proud Afghan Army raises their national Flag over a former taliban HQ building.
Small Victories in Great battles
Meanwhile other Canadians are still working hard in difficult conditions in Haiti and in the Gulf of Aden searching for pirates.
Please Remember Everyone Deployed Globally
Nil Sine Labore
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