Civilian deaths, injuries grew 11% in Kandahar last year

There were more civilian deaths last year in Kandahar than any other province in Afghanistan, while operations in districts under Canadian command resulted in “large-scale” property destruction, the United Nations said Wednesday. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan found that 550 of the country's 2,777 civilian deaths in 2010 occurred in Kandahar, where Canadian and other NATO forces conducted major operations aimed at defeating insurgents and winning over the local population. Most of those killed in Afghanistan, 75 per cent died at the hands of anti-government forces such as the Taliban. Obviously from this report, more support is required for the outstanding issues and injustices to be put to rest. Although Canadian troops are in Afghanistan, I think with the help of Nato and the UN, a more aggressive approach is needed here.