Nato mulls 'smaller Afghan bombs' (BBC)

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Nato is considering the use of smaller bombs in Afghanistan to try to curb the rising number of civilians killed during operations against the Taleban.

Commanders have also ordered troops to hold off attacking militants in some situations where civilians are at risk.

Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer acknowledged civilian casualties had hurt the alliance politically, in an interview with the Financial Times.

Aid agencies say western forces have killed 230 civilians so far this year.

Between 700 and 1,000 civilians were killed by both sides during 2006, according to the Agency Co-ordinating Body for Afghan Relief (ACBAR).
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6921713.stm

Well ... I guess that's one approach.

[krispos42]

1. I thought they were already doing this

They were suppose to be putting their laser-guidence units and JDAM packages on 250-pound bombs instead of the more usual 500-pounders.

[ConsAreLiars]

2. Gee, they discovered that murdering more non-combatants than

"the enemy" makes people unhappy with them? Maybe some day they'll learn that mass murder is really not the answer to any problem. Beating the Taliban in the number of civilians murdered (We're Number One!) doesn't seem to be such a good plan. http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Report_US_NATO_troops_kill_more_0706.html