Dutch Ministry of defense was warned about possible civilian casualties in Afghanistan
3 years, 8 months ago

Dutch Ministry of defense was warned about possible civilian casualties in Afghanistan

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Dutch soldiers in Uruzgan were warned by allies both before and during the bombing of the Afghan city and region of Chora in 2007 about the high risk of civilian casualties. The Ministry of Defense had always said that it was involved in a fight against "eight hundred to a thousand" Taliban fighters, including accidental civilian casualties. Earlier, the Dutch legal adviser would also have warned about possible civilian casualties. The Ministry of Defense report continued stating that "independent investigations by the UN, NATO and the Afghan parliament have previously indicated that Dutch soldiers have complied with humanitarian law of war.

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Dutch ministries had been warned months in advance about situation in Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

Dutch ministries had been warned months in advance about situation in Afghanistan

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The Dutch ministries had time to better coordinate the evacuation out of Afghanistan, Trouw reported. Unions, veterans and other sources had alerted the Dutch government months in advance about what would occur in August in Afghanistan. “We must focus intensively on picking up people in Afghanistan”, former leader of the military union AFMP Anne-Marie Snels told the Ministry of Defense …

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