Afghanistan

September 5, 2008 - 10:31am
PRESS RELEASE

Civilian Death Toll in Afghanistan & Pakistan Grows -- Chris Van Hollen Still Calls for Increased War

A recent rash of civilian deaths from U.S. airstrikes and military operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan is feeding widespread outrage and anger in those countries toward the U.S. Afghan President Hamid Karzai has condemned recent U.S. attacks in his country, while the Pakistan government has filed a formal protest. This increased carnage and unrest amply demonstrates the danger and immorality of our military operations in those countries, as well as the futility of trying to suppress local movements and militias with a foreign military occupation.

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