On 4^th June, the vehicle of a civilian countryman (named Ghulam Nabi) was torn apart in a drone strike of the brutal foreign invaders in which he was martyred on the spot. This incident took place in ‘Pakha-Khuwar’ area of ‘Achin’ district of ‘Nangarhar’ province.

On 4^th June, a tribal head (named Haji Abdul Baseer) was relentlessly martyred by the local stooge soldiers in ‘Bila’ area of ‘Wanat-Waygal’ district of ‘Nuristan’ province. He was accused of having links with Taliban.

On 6^th June, thirty five ordinary people were martyred and several others were injured in an indiscriminate drone strike of the savage foreign invaders in ‘Bati’ area of ‘Ali-Shair’ district of ‘Khost’ province. This tragic incident took place when the people were going back homes, either pedestrian or equestrian, after burying a deceased local tribal chieftain when two of their vehicles were hit in a drone strike which resulted in the above mentioned civilian massacre. The heads of the nomadic tribes of ‘Khost’ province strongly condemned this calamity and demanded the earliest possible trial of the perpetrators of this disaster. They absolutely denied the rumors that some Taliban were killed in this strike and added that the martyred and wounded people in this carnage were all ordinary and innocent civilians who participated in the funeral procession and burial ceremony of the deceased tribal head.

On 5^th June, the house of an ordinary villager (named Rahmatulla) was hit in an indiscriminate mortar shelling of the amateurish internal soldiers in ‘Noghi’ village situated in suburbs of central ‘Ghazni’ province. Since wedding ceremonies were in progress in that premises, therefore, it resulted in widespread civilian losses and casualties. According to the local eye-witnesses, seven ordinary villagers (namely Ahmad s/o Shair Mohammad, Zakiulla and Rafiulla s/o Elmuddin, Mirza Khan s/o Abdul Raham, Amir Mohammad s/o Shair Agha, Samiulla and Akhtr Mohammad) were martyred in this tragic incident and two others were badly wounded.

On 5^th June, an ordinary villager was martyred by the local soldiers in ‘Farghamanj’ area of ‘Jurm’ district of ‘Badakhshan’ province.

On 7^th June, media reported that green crops and orchards of civilian people have been destroyed by unrestrained local Arbaki-militiamen in ‘Jarkan’, ‘Kaka-Kala’ and ‘Akbar-Kala’ areas of ‘Qara-Bagh’ district of ‘Ghazi’ province. Moreover, two hundred families were forced to evacuate from this area. Local people told the media that whenever these timid Arbaki-militiamen are ambushed by Taliban, instead of fighting them back, they turn the barrels of their guns on the helpless indigenous dwellers of this area in retaliation.

On 8^th June, thirty ordinary civilians were arrested and taken away as prisoners by the local soldiers after a clash with Taliban in ‘Varsaki’ area of ‘Naka’ district of ‘Paktika’ province.

On 8^th June, a woman was martyred and two young girls were wounded in the indiscriminate heavy weapons firing of local soldiers in ‘Saadat-Kala’ village of ‘Waghaz’ district of ‘Ghazni’ province.

On 9^th June, an ordinary civilian was martyred and a woman was injured in the artillery shelling of the internal in-security forces in ‘Mohammad-Khan Karaiz’ area of ‘Ghormach’ district of ‘Badghis’ province.

On 13^th June, nine civilians were martyred and fifteen others were injured in the sporadic firing of the internal soldiers in ‘Zaval’ area of ‘Shindand’ district of ‘Herat’ province. The former member of the provincial council, Mr. Noor Mohammad, told that the so called security forces opened indiscriminately mortar shelling on the civilian houses which resulted in these casualties. The local people had gathered in front of the ‘Shindand’ district head office protesting and demanding the earliest possible trial of the perpetrators of this tragedy.

On 13^th June, three civilians (Tutor Abdul Quddus and two other way-farers) were relentlessly martyred in a drone strike of the brutal foreign invaders in ‘Qara’ area of ‘Watapur’ district of ‘Kunar’ province.

On 14^th June, four masons were martyred on the spot while working in a civilian house when it was hit by the mortar shell indiscriminately fired by the local incompetent soldiers in ‘Tash-Guzar’ area of ‘Imam-Sahib’ district in ‘Kunduz’ province.

On 14^th June, two women were martyred and three other people including a woman were injured in the mortal shelling of the local in-security forces in ‘Shaghuli’ area of ‘Qara-Bagh’ district of ‘Ghazni’ province. A member of the provincial council named ‘Ismatulla Jamradval’ told media that the civilian losses were all inflicted by the local army soldiers.

On 14^th June, a woman was martyred and another woman plus a man were injured in the mortar shelling of the internal stooge soldiers in the suburbs of ‘Pusht-i-Road’ district of ‘Farah’ province.

On 14^th June, two woman and three men were wounded in the mortar shelling of the internal unskilled soldiers in the suburbs of ‘Gulistan’ district of ‘Farah’ province.

On 14^th June, two young-men were martyred and one person was injured in the random mortar shelling of the local soldiers in ‘Sijan’ village in suburbs of ‘Qalat’ city, the center of ‘Zabul’ province.

On 15^th June, two ordinary villagers were martyred, one person was wounded and several hoses were badly damaged in the indiscriminate mortar shelling of local stooge soldiers in ‘Afghania’ area of ‘Najrab’ district of ‘Kapisa’ province.

On 16^th June, ten civilian houses were put on fire when a ranger type vehicle of the internal puppet soldiers became the victim of a landmine in ‘Naorak’ area of ‘Shinkot’ district of ‘Ghor’ province.

On 17^th June, several ordinary civilians were badly beaten and five persons were incarcerated by the local soldiers after a blast in ‘Gajoi’ area of ‘Shajoi’ district in ‘Zabul’ province.

On 19^th June, an ordinary mechanic of motor-cycles was brutally martyred by the local notorious Arbaki-militiamen in the main bazaar of ‘Shajoi’ district of ‘Zabul’ province.

On 20^th June, a child was martyred and three other children were injured in the indiscriminate artillery shelling of the internal soldiers in ‘Manogi’ village of ‘Marwara’ district of ‘Kunar’ province.

On 23^rd June, eight boys were martyred and wounded while learning the Holy Quran in a local mosque when it was hit in drone strike of the brutal foreign invaders in ‘Rasul-Khan’ area of ‘Chardara’ district in ‘Kunduz’ province.

On 27^th June, four houses were demolished and a woman was injured in the indiscriminate mortar shelling of the local soldiers in ‘Mardiyan’ area of ‘Garziwan’ district of ‘Faryab’ province.

On 28^th June, a civilian mini transport vehicle was targeted by the local soldiers after a clash with Taliban in ‘Jalala’ area of ‘Ghazi-Abad’ district of ‘Kunar’ province. According to the local eye-witnesses, three innocent civilians were martyred in this tragic incident.

On 28^th June, a woman was martyred and two persons were injured in the random mortar shelling of the internal stooge soldiers in ‘Said-Khail’ area of ‘Ajristan’ district of ‘Daikundi’ province.

On 29^th June, twelve ordinary people including women and children were injured when a civilian house was hit by a mortar shell fired by the local wild soldiers in ‘Mazar’ village of ‘Deh-Rawud’ district of ‘Urzgan’ province.

Sources: (BBC, Radio Liberty, Afghan Islamic News Agency, Pazwak, Khabaryal website, Larawbar, Nunn.Asia and Benawa websites.)

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Carol Anne Grayson is an independent writer/researcher on global health/human rights and is Executive Producer of the Oscar nominated, Incident in New Baghdad . She is a Registered Mental Nurse with a Masters in Gender Culture and Development. Carol was awarded the ESRC, Michael Young Prize for Research 2009, and the COTT ‘Action = Life’ Human Rights Award’ for “upholding truth and justice”. She is also a survivor of US “collateral damage”.