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On the 25th of July 2010, WikiLeaks released a document set called the Afghan War Diary, an extraordinary collection of 91,000 reports covering the war in Afghanistan from 2004 to 2010. The reports, written by soldiers and intelligence officers describe the lethal military actions the U.S. military was involved in, including intelligence information, reports of meetings with political figures, and related details.
Today is the first day the documents have been available on-line. I have been looking through the reports and seem to have found a trend, "Casualties are extremely high" and we all know there are casualties in war, but this leak draws a different assertion. In order for you to better understand what I mean, I am going to make a list.
How to read the list:
1. First I will place a reference ID, which is basically the ID number of the released communication document. you can find all of these ID numbers on Wikileaks.
2. Next I will put the date of the Transmission.
3. Finally, I will put the number of Friendlies, Enemies, and innocent people killed in the attacks.
4. As the list goes on you will see a developing trend.
Ok, lets get started.
1. ID: AFG20060909n389
Date: 2006-09-09 05:05
KIA: 181 enemy/ 1 friendly
2. ID: AFG20080707n1425
Date: 2008-07-07 03:03
KIA: 1 enemy/ 42 civilians
Injured: 147 civilians
3. ID: AFG20050621n88
Date: 2005-06-21 08:08
KIA: 103 enemy/ 5 friendly
Injured: 6 friendly/ 2 civilian
4. ID: AFG20090825n1935
Date: 2009-08-25 14:02
KIA: 47 civilians
Injured: 70 civilians
5. ID: AFG20080217n1231
Date: 2008-02-17 06:06
KIA: 1 enemy/ 55 civilians
Injured: 48 civilians
6. ID: AFG20070828n921
Date: 2007-08-28 04:04
KIA: 100 enemies
Injured: 3 friendly
7. ID: AFG20060905n351
Date: 2006-09-05 08:08
KIA: 100 enemy
Injured: 2 friendly
8. ID: AFG20071119n1054
Date: 2007-11-19 05:05
KIA: 80 enemies
9. ID: AFG20060914n428
Date: 2006-09-14 10:10
KIA: 80 enemies
10. ID: AFG20040608n32
Date: 2004-06-08 07:07
KIA: 78 enemies
Injured: 4 enemies
1. ID: AFG20060909n389
Date: 2006-09-09 05:05
KIA: 181 enemy/ 1 friendly
2. ID: AFG20080707n1425
Date: 2008-07-07 03:03
KIA: 1 enemy/ 42 civilians
Injured: 147 civilians
3. ID: AFG20050621n88
Date: 2005-06-21 08:08
KIA: 103 enemy/ 5 friendly
Injured: 6 friendly/ 2 civilian
4. ID: AFG20090825n1935
Date: 2009-08-25 14:02
KIA: 47 civilians
Injured: 70 civilians
5. ID: AFG20080217n1231
Date: 2008-02-17 06:06
KIA: 1 enemy/ 55 civilians
Injured: 48 civilians
6. ID: AFG20070828n921
Date: 2007-08-28 04:04
KIA: 100 enemies
Injured: 3 friendly
7. ID: AFG20060905n351
Date: 2006-09-05 08:08
KIA: 100 enemy
Injured: 2 friendly
8. ID: AFG20071119n1054
Date: 2007-11-19 05:05
KIA: 80 enemies
9. ID: AFG20060914n428
Date: 2006-09-14 10:10
KIA: 80 enemies
10. ID: AFG20040608n32
Date: 2004-06-08 07:07
KIA: 78 enemies
Injured: 4 enemies
This is a brief list of ten examples. (I could go on all day listing each individual transmission and posting casualty numbers but I think we all get the picture)
This list shows a trend of civilian and enemy deaths. The toll is extremely high yet the U.S. military has managed to avoid casualties quite well. The Afghan war logs released by Wikileaks may prove that the casualty rate in Afghanistan is much higher than originally expected. This may lead some to believe the casualty count was purposely altered for political purposes. Either way, the number of casualties listed in the Afghan war logs is quite astounding and a cause for concern.
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Source: http://wardiary.wikileaks.org/
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