Insecure World: More Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan (6 April)

EA pilots a new feature today. Josh Shahryar's Insecure World will provide a perspective, from the inside and outside, on the situation in countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, and Somalia as well as other conflict-ridden areas like Kashmir, Congo, and Sudan. Insecure World will not only cover the news from international media,but also from newspapers within the countries.

Afghanistan: The Humanity Missing From Our Debate

The Associated Press reports that at least 4 residents have been killed in a NATO airstrike in Southern Afghanistan. A child was among the civilians killed:

According to NATO and provincial government spokesman Dawood Ahmadi, insurgents had fired at NATO troops and Afghan army and police from inside the compound in Helmand province's Nahri Sarraj district on Monday, prompting the airstrike.

Helmand is a hotbed of Taliban insurgency. Nahri Sarraj is another name for Gerishk district, 330 miles southwest of the capital Kabul. The recent casualties come just after NATO confirmed that international forces were responsible for the deaths of at least five civilians on 12 February in Paktia province.