Dec 31, 2013
For Afghan civilians, the year brought increased casualties.
As of the end of November 2013, 2,730 Afghan civilians had been killed in violence during the year, a 10 percent increase compared to the same period of 2012, according to United Nations figures.
NATO casualties during the year, in contrast, dropped from 394 in 2012 to 151 in 2013, according to a tally by the Associated Press.
Results of a CNN poll published Monday showed that 82 percent of Americans oppose the war in Afghanistan, a percentage higher than any Gallup poll showed for opposition to the Vietnam war.
Despite this shrinking public support, the Pentagon continues to press the Afghan government to sign the Bilateral Security Agreement, which would ensure the extension of the U.S. occupation an additional decade.
"American history tells us [the invasion of Afghanistan] was wrong. Afghan history tells us it was wrong," Suraia Sahar of Afghans United for Justice previously told Common Dreams. "The war was doomed to fail before it began, and I fear we've still learned nothing."
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For Afghan civilians, the year brought increased casualties.
As of the end of November 2013, 2,730 Afghan civilians had been killed in violence during the year, a 10 percent increase compared to the same period of 2012, according to United Nations figures.
NATO casualties during the year, in contrast, dropped from 394 in 2012 to 151 in 2013, according to a tally by the Associated Press.
Results of a CNN poll published Monday showed that 82 percent of Americans oppose the war in Afghanistan, a percentage higher than any Gallup poll showed for opposition to the Vietnam war.
Despite this shrinking public support, the Pentagon continues to press the Afghan government to sign the Bilateral Security Agreement, which would ensure the extension of the U.S. occupation an additional decade.
"American history tells us [the invasion of Afghanistan] was wrong. Afghan history tells us it was wrong," Suraia Sahar of Afghans United for Justice previously told Common Dreams. "The war was doomed to fail before it began, and I fear we've still learned nothing."
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For Afghan civilians, the year brought increased casualties.
As of the end of November 2013, 2,730 Afghan civilians had been killed in violence during the year, a 10 percent increase compared to the same period of 2012, according to United Nations figures.
NATO casualties during the year, in contrast, dropped from 394 in 2012 to 151 in 2013, according to a tally by the Associated Press.
Results of a CNN poll published Monday showed that 82 percent of Americans oppose the war in Afghanistan, a percentage higher than any Gallup poll showed for opposition to the Vietnam war.
Despite this shrinking public support, the Pentagon continues to press the Afghan government to sign the Bilateral Security Agreement, which would ensure the extension of the U.S. occupation an additional decade.
"American history tells us [the invasion of Afghanistan] was wrong. Afghan history tells us it was wrong," Suraia Sahar of Afghans United for Justice previously told Common Dreams. "The war was doomed to fail before it began, and I fear we've still learned nothing."
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