As Afghan Casualties Mount, The U.S. Is Faced With An Image Problem

U.S. and Afghan forces move into the Qual-e Jala village, Afghanistan, Feb. 21, 2011. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ashlee Lolkus

US Image Problem Grows As Afghanistan Casualties Mount -- Christian Science Monitor

While insurgent-caused casualties are up, US-caused civilian casualties are down. Still, it only takes a couple of high profile incidents to negatively turn public opinion.

Violence against civilians in Afghanistan has climbed to the highest level since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, says a report released Wednesday by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).

The number of civilians killed as a result of fighting in this war-torn nation rose by 15 percent in 2010 as compared with 2009, according to the report, which comes after a coalition air strike killed nine boys in Kunar province, sparking several demonstrations in Kabul.

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My Comment: The Americans are the foreigners in Afghanistan .... any mistake or error that will cost Afghan civilian lives will only be amplified many fold because of this status.

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