Afghanistan - Where Empires Go to Die
Enewsparksforest / Dahr Jamail
22-Sep-2009 (one comment)

On September 7 the Swedish aid agency Swedish Committee for Afghanistan reported that the previous week US soldiers raided one of its hospitals. According to the director of the aid agency, Anders Fange, troops stormed through both the men's and women's wards, where they frantically searched for wounded Taliban fighters.

Soldiers demanded that hospital administrators inform the military of any incoming patients who might be insurgents, after which the military would then decide if said patients would be admitted or not. Fange called the incident "not only a clear violation of globally recognized humanitarian principles about the sanctity of health facilities and staff in areas of conflict, but also a clear breach of the civil-military agreement" between nongovernmental organizations and international forces.

Fange said that US troops broke down doors and tied up visitors and hospital staff.

Impeding operations at medical facilities in Afghanistan directly violate the Fourth Geneva Convention, which strictly forbids attacks on emergency vehicles and the obstruction of medical operations during wartime.

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Farhad Kashani

Shah Gholam, First of

by Farhad Kashani on Wed Sep 23, 2009 04:22 PM PDT

Shah Gholam,

First of all, I have caught you lying since you say you’re only here to expose Israel, where in fact, you are nothing but an anti Iranian, anti American, pro religious Fascism Neo Comm, otherwise, why would you comment on Afghanistan news?

Second, you will take the fall of America wish to grave with you because America’s intervention was approved by the American people, the International community and the Afghanis themselves, whereas the British or Soviet were not. It’s not the Afghani people fighting the U.S, it’s the IRI-like and inspired Islamist Fascists whom you’re in love with fighting the U.S soldiers who are sacrificing their lives in order for Afghanistan to have a better future, and Afghanis know that more than anyone else.


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