America achievement in Afghanistan

2006 'bloodiest year since fall of Taliban'

Insurgents have committed war crimes by attacking ordinary Afghans and killed 669 civilians in 2006, the heaviest toll since the Taliban was overthrown in 2001, according to a report released today.
Tallying records from non-governmental organisations and the media, Human Rights Watch counted 189 bombings in 2006 that killed 492 civilians.
Another 177 civilians were killed in other attacks including ambushes and executions.
“The insurgents are increasingly committing war crimes, often by directly targeting civilians,” said Joanne Mariner, terrorism and counterterrorism director at the New York-based rights group.
Even when targeting security forces, “they generally kill many, many more civilians than they do military personnel”.
The data underlines the dangers facing Afghans more than five years after a US-led invasion raised hopes that the country could emerge from decades of war.
Suicide bombings, once rare in Afghanistan, occurred on a regular basis in 2006.
There were two suicide attacks reported in 2003, six in 2004, and 21 in 2005, but last year the number of suicide attacks shot up to at least 136, killing 272 civilians and wounding 531, the 116-page report said.