25 Tons of Bombs Wipe Afghan Town Off Map
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Dear readers, the following comments from LTC David Flynn, who was in charge of conducting this operation, explain what happened at Kalacha village.
Why I Flattened Three Afghan Villages | Danger Room | Wired.com
Kalacha village elders called on the Afghan and American commanders to remove explosives which the Taliban had used to booby trap their homes. The extent of their disregard for the value of human life can be seen through these tactics which they continue to utilize. Taliban claim to be on the side of the Afghan people but their actions tell a different story. Kalacha village elders and military commanders realized that the destruction of the village was inevitable because insurgents had booby trapped the entire village and planted IEDs on every meter of trail and roads used by villagers. These were life threatening conditions for the villagers, and those who were tasked to remove these explosives. Hence, the village was evacuated so that no civilian or military casualties would occur.
Before a planned raid into Lower Babur with Special Forces and Afghan commandos, people literally came up to us and said we cant go back there. We were with the police on a partnered operation, and they literally told the police, dont go down into the gardens, there are Taliban IEDs [there]. Go where its wet, not where its dry, if you have to go.
The Kalacha villagers were promised that they and other Afghan workers would be employed to rebuild their village. See images of the reconstruction of Kalacha village.
http://www.dawn.com/2011/04/15/afghans-rebuild-what-the-us-wipedout.html?pid=17833#mgimg
Afghan and U.S. forces established a joint combat outpost in Tarok Kalache to prevent Taliban intimidation during this rebuilding period. In addition to village reconstruction efforts, the US has funded billions of dollars of projects in all different sectors of the Afghan society. Our mission remains: to help all Afghans emerge from the devastation created by three decades of war and oppressive Taliban rule, and to show our commitment to the region.
For more details regarding US aid to Afghanistan: Welcome to USAID/Afghanistan | afghanistan.usaid.gov
MAJ Taylor,
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Why I Flattened Three Afghan Villages | Danger Room | Wired.com
Kalacha village elders called on the Afghan and American commanders to remove explosives which the Taliban had used to booby trap their homes. The extent of their disregard for the value of human life can be seen through these tactics which they continue to utilize. Taliban claim to be on the side of the Afghan people but their actions tell a different story. Kalacha village elders and military commanders realized that the destruction of the village was inevitable because insurgents had booby trapped the entire village and planted IEDs on every meter of trail and roads used by villagers. These were life threatening conditions for the villagers, and those who were tasked to remove these explosives. Hence, the village was evacuated so that no civilian or military casualties would occur.
Before a planned raid into Lower Babur with Special Forces and Afghan commandos, people literally came up to us and said we cant go back there. We were with the police on a partnered operation, and they literally told the police, dont go down into the gardens, there are Taliban IEDs [there]. Go where its wet, not where its dry, if you have to go.
The Kalacha villagers were promised that they and other Afghan workers would be employed to rebuild their village. See images of the reconstruction of Kalacha village.
http://www.dawn.com/2011/04/15/afghans-rebuild-what-the-us-wipedout.html?pid=17833#mgimg
Afghan and U.S. forces established a joint combat outpost in Tarok Kalache to prevent Taliban intimidation during this rebuilding period. In addition to village reconstruction efforts, the US has funded billions of dollars of projects in all different sectors of the Afghan society. Our mission remains: to help all Afghans emerge from the devastation created by three decades of war and oppressive Taliban rule, and to show our commitment to the region.
For more details regarding US aid to Afghanistan: Welcome to USAID/Afghanistan | afghanistan.usaid.gov
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Afghans rebuild what the US wiped out | Multimedia | DAWN.COM
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Afghans rebuild what the US wiped out | Multimedia | DAWN.COM
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