CIAO DATE: 09/2008

Killing Friends, Making Enemies: The Impact and Avoidance of Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan

July 2008

United States Institute of Peace

Abstract

This USIPeace Briefing discusses the enormous problem of civilian casualties in Afghanistan; the “troops-in-contact” dilemma regarding air power; challenges in intelligence gathering; losses in the information war with Taliban forces; and policy recommendations to mitigate this trend.

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