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	TIME.com: How the U.S. Killed the Wrong Afghans -- Page 1
		Uruzgan nestles in a pristine valley ringed by snow-capped peaks that form a natural fortress in the mountains north of Kandahar.
		A mile away, they attacked a second Uruzgan compound, which had been seized by rogue warlord Mohammed Yousif — a challenger for the title of district chief.
		Says Bari Gul, brother of one of the pro-government commanders slain in the raid, "All the weapons (collected at the school) have been taken by the commander who was ruling by force".
	www.time.com /time/world/article/0,8599,198864,00.html (1393 words)

	USATODAY.com - Attack in southern Afghanistan kills U.S. Marine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — One U.S. Marine was killed and another injured in an overnight attack on a patrol in southern Afghanistan, the military said Saturday, in the Marines' first loss to hostile fire in Afghanistan.
		A 2,000-strong Marine force was recently deployed in Uruzgan to bolster the fight against resurgent Taliban-led militants.
		Uruzgan, the home province of Taliban supreme leader Mullah Omar, is widely considered a stronghold of the ousted hardline militia.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2004-05-08-us-afghanistan_x.htm (574 words)

	Taliban claim killing 534 coalition troops in 2004
		In these attacks which included three in Kandahar, two in Kabul, one in Uruzgan, two in Laghman, one in Paktia, one in Ghazni, two in Zabul and two in Nimroz province left as many as 47 foreigner and 48 Afghan soldiers have been killed and 56 foreigners and 11 locals have been injured.
		In March 13 attacks were made in Zabul, Kandahar, Ghazni, Uruzgan and Nangarhar in which 70 foreigners and 29 local army men have been killed while the attacks also resulted in injuring 18 foreigner troops and 13 local militiamen.
		In May, as many as 25 attacks Zabul, Kandahar, Paktika, Kabul, Uruzgan, Helmand and Nangarhar provinces resulting in the killing of 35 personnel of the coalition forces and 78 local soldiers were killed while another 15 foreigners and 22 locals have been injured.
	www.findthelinks.com /_Political/00000052.htm (779 words)

	TIME canada.com
		According to authorities in Uruzgan and the surrounding area, the Americans killed the wrong guys.
		Uruzgan is certainly a place that could confound an army.
		Mohammed Younis, the warlord in charge of the military compound raided by the U.S., was friendly with senior Taliban leaders; his son had close ties to Taliban Health Minister Mohammed Abbas Akhund, one of the movement's founders.
	www.timecanada.com /story.adp?storyid=199&type=daily (740 words)

	Vol 5-1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Resaldar, whose name is Ghulam Hassan Khan, has written to the Governor here to the effect that, after the departure of Sardar Abdul Kuddus Khan, the Tamazan Hazaras rose in rebellion, and that he was wounded in a fight with them and is now besieged in one of their forts.
		The Uruzgan force will also be supplied grain from the Tirin district, while food supplies are being collected in the Wahala and Nish districts.
		Travellers coming from the direction of Chureh say that the Uruzgan Hazaras have gathered in great force, and are determined to resist the force sent against them.
	www.hazara.net /hazara/History/Vol_5-1/vol_5-1.html (4002 words)

	Boston.com / News / World / Middle East / U.S. Calls in Air Support After Afghan Convoy Hit
		Uruzgan's governor Jan Mohammad Khan told Reuters the blast was set off by remote control by Taliban guerrillas.
		Uruzgan was one of the main strongholds of the Taliban regime before it was overthrown by U.S.-led military in late 2001.
		On May 29, four U.S. soldiers were killed when their car hit a mine in an area of neighboring Zabul province while three others soldiers were later wounded in the Kandahar region.
	www.boston.com /news/world/middleeast/articles/2004/06/07/us_calls_in_air_support_after_afghan_convoy_hit (514 words)

	Afghan villagers killed and prisoners beaten in US military "mistake"
		For emphasis he added: “The fact that they were detained and not killed I think is an indication of just how professional and disciplined and dedicated our folks are.” He neglected to comment on the 21 Afghans who were not so fortunate or what their deaths showed about the activities of the US military.
		The raid at Uruzgan is just one of a number of incidents that have surfaced in which innocent Afghans have been killed by the US military.
		The newspaper noted that “tragic mistakes that kill the wrong people are inescapable in war” and urged the Pentagon to “investigate vigorously, be clear and open in its explanations, and be prepared to take action in cases of improper behaviour”.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2002/feb2002/afgh-f14.shtml (1971 words)

	Afghan Warrior: Taliban Killed 15 Afghans in Uruzgan Province (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Taliban fighters killed nine village elders including four policemen and 2 other civilians in the central province of Uruzgan on Thursday night, a day after government forces killed seven rebels in an attack on a security checkpoint.
		Uruzgan governor Mohammed Jan Khan said that guerillas released a nine-year-old boy to bring the news of the killings and to offer to exchange the dead bodies of the village elders and the rebels.
		According to another report early on Friday morning, Taliban fighters attacked a security post in Charcheno district of Uruzgan province killing four policemen in which five guerillas were also killed and one was captured and the rest escaped.
	afghanwarrior.blogspot.com /2005/07/taliban-killed-15-afghans-in-uruzgan.html (634 words)

	Scotsman.com News - International - Eleven dead following air raid on Afghan village (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The attack on the village of Sawghataq in the Afghan province of Uruzgan took place on Sunday morning, Jan Mohammad Khan, the governor, said.
		He added three US soldiers were wounded at their base on Sunday morning, when around 15 attackers fired assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades in the district of Deh Rawud in Uruzgan.
		Uruzgan used to be part of the main bastion of the Taleban, which the US-led military overthrew from power in late 2001.
	news.scotsman.com /international.cfm?id=69932004 (447 words)

	How the US Killed the Wrong Afghans - 9/11 - Global Policy Forum
		It shouldn't happen in the future." Karzai adds he has been "assured" there will not be a repeat, but delicately refuses to say who gave him this comfort.
		One Uruzgan elder told TIME, "The U.S. must be punished for what they did in this room, what they did in this place".
		The bloody events at Uruzgan village may prove to be a tragic mistake, but they may also reverberate more widely in southern Afghanistan.
	www.globalpolicy.org /wtc/analysis/2002/0206uskill.htm (1300 words)

	Islam Online- News Section (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Uruzgan was part of the main heartland of the Taliban regime overthrown by U.S.-led forces in late 2001.
		Uruzgan is the birthplace of fugitive Taliban spiritual leader Mullah Omar, who has so far eluded a massive manhunt and multi-million dollar price on his head.
		His followers are believed to have a strong presence in southern Uruzgan and neighboring northern districts of Kandahar.
	www.islamonline.net /English/News/2003-10/15/article09.shtml (744 words)

	My Way - News
		"I have information confirming that five people were killed in Uruzgan at the weekend in U.S. forces bombing," he said, but gave no other details.
		Earlier in the day, he said three American soldiers were wounded at their base Sunday morning when around 15 attackers fired assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades in the district of Deh Rawud in Uruzgan.
		Uruzgan used to be part of the main bastion of the Taliban whom the U.S.-led military overthrew from power in late 2001.
	news.myway.com /top/article/id/248353\|top\|01-19-2004::11:27\|reuters.html (315 words)

	US convoy attacked in Afghanistan: soldier dies -DAWN - International; 08 June, 2004
		KANDAHAR, June 7: A US soldier was killed and two others wounded after their convoy came under attack in Afghanistan's Uruzgan province on Monday, the US military said on Monday.
		Uruzgan's governor Jan Mohammad Khan said the blast was set off by remote control by Taliban guerrillas.
		On May 29, four US soldiers were killed when their car hit a mine in an area of neighbouring Zabul province while three others soldiers were later wounded in the Kandahar region.
	www.dawn.com /2004/06/08/int1.htm (437 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : International (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Haji Obaidullah, chief of Khas Uruzgan district in the central province of Uruzgan, said the guerrillas stopped a bus carrying 17 civilians through the district on Friday.
		They took the passengers to Dai Chopan district of the neighbouring province of Zabul and killed all but one when they found they were carrying voter registration cards, he quoted the lone survivor as saying.
		Uruzgan police chief Roozi Khan said several hundred US and Afghan soldiers backed by air support were searching for the villagers’ bodies and the attackers.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1040628/asp/foreign/story_3426061.asp (444 words)

	Scotsman.com News - International - Taliban wages war of words and bombs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		But in rural areas like Uruzgan, the rugged southern province where its fugitive leader, Mullah Omar, once lived, the aim is to prevent voters from going even as far as the polling booths.
		The US is hoping to win the hearts and minds of the local population in former Taliban strongholds such as Uruzgan by building schools, digging wells and providing some medical care.
		At the mosque in Uruzgan town, where the night letters were pinned to the front door on Friday morning, the local Mullah said it was the first time such notices had appeared at his mosque, contradicting accounts of other locals.
	news.scotsman.com /international.cfm?id=1099842004 (1222 words)

	Afghan chief 'held by Taliban' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Uruzgan, where US-led coalition soldiers have recently come under attack from militants, is an area where Taliban and other insurgents are believed to be active and have a strong local following.
		The Uruzgan official said government forces had conducted a search operation for the men on Thursday and Friday but were unsuccessful.
		Uruzgan, the birth place of Taliban spiritual leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, is one of the provinces in southern Afghanistan which has been hard-hit by a wave of insurgency blamed on the remnants of the Taliban and their al-Qaeda allies.
	www.news24.com /News24/World/News/0,6119,2-10-1462_1510719,00.html (361 words)

	CNN.com - Losing the peace? - July 8, 2002
		The Afghan province of Uruzgan, north of Kandahar, is brutal territory.
		A few weeks ago, Abdul Rahim, a local chieftain in Uruzgan's Deh Rawod district, reclined on a pillow in the shade of a thatch awning and spoke of what it would take to bring hope to this blighted land.
		There are, no doubt, plenty of people in Uruzgan who wish the Americans ill. Pentagon sources contend that in the past month American forces have been directly fired upon three times by Afghans who later claimed they had been "celebrating." Around Deh Rawod, says Marine Lieut.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/ALLPOLITICS/07/08/time.losing.the.peace (1139 words)

	Kabul condemns US bombing -DAWN - Top Stories; July 3, 2002
		Uruzgan officials said the bomb hit “a wedding party in which some people were firing in jubilation and the Americans misunderstood and bombarded the place”.
		The stray bomb was one of seven satellite-guided bombs dropped in a strike on cave and bunker complexes in Uruzgan, US military officials said.
		Hundreds of troops had been airlifted into the area and were combing mountains and caves in Ghor, Helmand and Uruzgan provinces after reports that Omar and top associates were hiding there, the agency said.
	www.dawn.com /2002/07/03/top5.htm (817 words)

	Afghanistan: Death Toll From Floods Appears Lower Than Feared - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		But as the floodwaters recede in some areas, the death toll doesn't appear to be as high as initially reported by provincial officials.
		Uruzgan Governor Jan Mohammed Khan insists the real number of missing is much higher.
		That remark contradicts a statement the Uruzgan governor made on 20 March, when he said 115 deaths had been confirmed in the province as a result of flooding.
	www.rferl.org /featuresarticle/2005/3/48ADAE1E-904A-4395-AF42-2FEF213C7B94.html (885 words)

	t r u t h o u t - Report: 120 Afghan Civillians Die in US Air Attack
		Bismullah, communications chief of Uruzgan province where the attack occurred, said Afghans were firing weapons in the area during the wedding as is common in rural Afghanistan.
		In the southern city of Kandahar, where many of the victims were taken, Afghans said the incident occurred in the village of Kakarak in Uruzgan province, where special forces and other coalition troops are searching for al-Qaida and Taliban fugitives.
		He said the Pentagon was aware of reports from Afghanistan of civilian casualties in Uruzgan province but it was unclear whether they were caused by the errant U.S. bomb or by falling anti-aircraft artillery.
	www.truthout.org /docs_02/07.02A.120.killed.htm (675 words)

	US Troops Under Fire After Deadly Attack On Afghan Wedding
		An investigation is currently underway to discover whether the US warplanes operating in the Uruzgan area on Sunday launched a deadly raid on an Afghan village in the Dehrawad district.
		Omar, who has eluded the Americans during their nine-month military campaign in Afghanistan, was believed to be hiding in mountains in Uruzgan.
		Hundreds of civilians are reported to have been killed or wounded in Afghanistan since the United States began air strikes against al-Qaeda and the Taliban in October last year, according to Afghan sources and humanitarian agencies.
	www.rense.com /general26/UStroopsunderfire.htm (710 words)

	Worldandnation: Afghans still looking at raid gone bad
		Yusuf Pashtun, a spokesman for the government of Kandahar province, said Friday that Afghans had yet to be informed of the results of the official U.S. investigation.
		Uruzgan province Gov. Jan Mohammed Khan and other local and regional Afghan authorities say the 19 killed at the school were on a mission he had ordered to retrieve surrendered Taliban weapons.
		Afghans at Khas Uruzgan say no American investigators have spoken to them, although Khas Uruzgan district chief Abdul Qudus Irfani said earlier this month he believed some who represented themselves as journalists visiting the site may actually have been U.S. agents.
	www.sptimes.com /2002/02/23/news_pf/Worldandnation/Afghans_still_looking.shtml (397 words)

	DAILY BRUIN ONLINE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The victims of the Uruzgan attack were neither Taliban nor al-Qaeda; they were men loyal to the U.S.-backed interim leader of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai.
		The Uruzgan incident is one of several reported cases involving civilian casualties in the U.S.-led ?war against terrorism.?
		In fact, only the Uruzgan incident generated the slightest hope of an official investigation.
	www.dailybruin.ucla.edu /news/printable.asp?id=19162&date=4/11/2002 (768 words)

	Afghan Warrior: 2005-07
		Taliban fighters killed nine village elders including four policemen and 2 other civilians in the central province of Uruzgan on Thursday night, a day after government forces killed seven rebels in an attack on a security check point.
		Uruzgan governor Mohammed Jan Khan said guerrilas released a nine-year-old boy to bring the news of the killings and to offer to exchange the dead bodies of the village elders and the rebels.
		Taliban and their allied militants have stepped up attacks in the southern part of the country since March, killing dozens of Afghan officials, security forces and 35 coalition forces.
	afghanwarrior.blogspot.com /2005_07_01_afghanwarrior_archive.html (3299 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Special reports \| 'Night letters' from the Taliban threaten Afghan democracy
		As the nation's first election since the American invasion approaches, the former rulers are using intimidation and murder to destroy the 'infidel'vote.
		But in rural areas like Uruzgan - the rugged, southern province where its fugitive leader, Mullah Omar, once lived - the Taliban are determined to discourage voters from even venturing into the polling booths.
		At the mosque in Uruzgan, where the night letters were pinned to the front door on Friday morning, the local Mullah said it was the first time such notices had appeared at his mosque.
	www.guardian.co.uk /afghanistan/story/0,1284,1307870,00.html (835 words)

	TIME.com Print Page: World -- How the U.S. Killed the Wrong Afghans
		And Uruzgan village was a Taliban nursery — hundreds, if not thousands, of Taliban soldiers volunteered from this district (though villagers claim all were forcibly conscripted).
		He wanted to take it by force," says Uruzgan shura chairman Haji Sofi Mohammed Halim.
		A rogue warlord with strong links to the Taliban and opponent of the new government in Kabul, he saw his local opposition wiped out by U.S. forces — and appears to have inherited the most formidable arsenal in the district, to boot.
	www.time.com /time/world/printout/0,8816,198864,00.html (1266 words)

	CIA's Afghan Role Questioned in Raid That Killed Allies
		The report on the raid in Uruzgan province, which is expected to be released next week by US Central Command, also will raise new questions about whether the Central Intelligence Agency should be selecting targets as part of its growing military role in Afghanistan, according to the officials, who requested anonymity.
		Although the Uruzgan raid was described primarily as a military operation that involved special operations forces from different military branches, the targets in the raid were identified by the CIA and not US military spotters, defense officials said, adding that Central Command, which oversees the entire Afghan operation, provided the commandos to conduct the raid.
		Within days of the Uruzgan raid - and before the 27 captives were released from US military custody - CIA agents paid the families of those killed at least $1,000 each.
	www.commondreams.org /headlines02/0215-02.htm (1441 words)

	US bombing kills 40 at wedding party, say Afghans - smh.com.au
		The Pentagon said a US bomb had gone astray during an air attack that was mounted after a coalition reconnaissance patrol in Uruzgan came under fire.
		But Yar Mohammad, the brother of Uruzgan's governor, said it was possible the American planes mistook celebratory gunshots at the wedding as enemy fire.
		Earlier, the Pentagon said US forces had dropped bombs after a coalition air patrol in Uruzgan was attacked with anti-aircraft artillery fire.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2002/07/02/1023864721845.html (745 words)

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