Word: talibanize
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...Taliban is still to blame in most instances, using misinformation and human shields to intentionally draw civilian casualties and exploit the backlash to their advantage. Brigadier General Richard Blanchette, the coalition spokesman, says the stricter protocols have come into force down the chain of command to ensure operational decisions are fully vetted, with additional confirmation on the ground before air power is deployed. This means "taking more time" if necessary, he explains, or, if civilians are at risk, "just cancel it." While roadside incidents are trickier since they involve split-second judgment, there is a top-down emphasis on restraint...
...small town of Mahmud Raqi for nausea and headaches after the third apparent poisoning at a school in less than three weeks. Officials suspect Islamic extremists, who have been known to burn down schoolhouses and spray acid in schoolgirls' faces. Women could not attend classes under the Taliban...
...think it's the result of a chemical used in a bomb.' DR. MOHAMMAD AREF JALALI of Afghanistan's Herat Regional Hospital on burns suffered by villagers caught in a May 4 clash between U.S. and Taliban forces. Some human-rights groups say the burns were caused by U.S. troops using white phosphorus...
...whether the insurgents used it, but we certainly didn't.' U.S. military spokesman COLONEL GREG JULIAN, accusing Taliban fighters of using the chemical, which illuminates targets in warfare, to "create a civilian-casualty crisis...
...official in Herat counters that a stable Afghanistan is in Iran's best interest. In 2006, Afghanistan received 4% of Iran's total exports, yielding more than $500 million in revenue. Stressing his government's commitment to a stable region, the official added that since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, Tehran has sent Kabul millions in humanitarian aid - more than $500 million, according to the Congressional Research Service...