k<\/em>), \u00a0con la Nato che ammette l’uccisione ma – aggiungo – non il depistaggio che sarebbe avvenuto persino estraendo dai cadaveri i proiettili (inconfondibili quelli delle forze speciali) dai corpi delle donne. Ecco il comunicato integrale per come l’ho ricevuto ieri (in grassetto ho evidenziato i passaggi che mi sembrano pi\u00f9 interessanti):<\/p>\n2010-04-CA-005<\/strong><\/span> \n<\/strong>For Immediate Release<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nGardez investigation concludes<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nKABUL, Afghanistan (Apr. 4) – A thorough joint investigation<\/span> into the events that occurred in the Gardez district of Paktiya province<\/span> \nFeb. 12, has determined that international forces were responsible for<\/strong><\/span> <\/strong>the deaths of three women<\/strong> who were in the same compound where two men<\/span> \nwere killed by the joint Afghan-international patrol searching for a<\/span> Taliban insurgent.<\/span> \nThe two men, who were later determined not to be insurgents,<\/span> were shot and killed by the joint patrol after they showed what appeared<\/span> \nto be hostile intent by being armed. While investigators could not<\/strong><\/span> <\/strong>conclusively determine how or when the women died, due to lack of<\/strong><\/span> \n<\/strong>forensic evidence, they concluded that the women were accidentally<\/strong><\/span> <\/strong>killed as a result of the joint force firing at the men.<\/strong><\/span> <\/strong> \n“We deeply regret the outcome of this operation, accept<\/span> responsibility for our actions that night, and know that this loss will<\/span> \nbe felt forever by the families,” said Brig Gen. Eric Tremblay, ISAF<\/span> Spokesperson. “The force went to the compound based on reliable<\/span> \ninformation in search of a Taliban insurgent and believed that the two<\/span> men posed a threat to their personal safety. We now understand that the<\/strong><\/span> \n<\/strong>men killed were only trying to protect their families.”<\/strong><\/span> <\/strong> \n“We are continuing our dialogue with our Afghan security<\/span> partners to improve coordination for future operations and help prevent<\/span> \nsuch mistakes from happening again,” said Tremblay.<\/span> The investigation also reviewed the information released by ISAF<\/strong><\/span> \n<\/strong>Joint Command, ISAF and the Afghan Ministry of Interior, and found the<\/strong><\/span> <\/strong>releases issued shortly after the operation were based on a lack of<\/strong><\/span> \n<\/strong>cultural understanding by the joint force and the chain of command. The<\/strong><\/span> <\/strong>statement noted the women had been bound and gagged, but this<\/strong><\/span> \n<\/strong>information was taken from an initial report by the international<\/strong><\/span> <\/strong>members of the joint force who were not familiar with Islamic burial<\/strong><\/span> \n<\/strong>customs.<\/strong><\/span> <\/strong> \n“We regret any confusion caused by the initial statements and<\/span> are committed to improving our coordination and understanding of Afghan<\/span> \nculture and customs,” said Tremblay.<\/span> \nISAF officials will discuss the results of the investigation with the<\/span> family of the individuals killed, apologize for what happened, and will<\/span> provide compensation in accordance with local customs.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bastava leggerlo, per capire che ci fosse qualcosa di strano in quel comunicato della Nato che raccontava dell’ennesimo raid notturno finito male in Afghanistan. Il raid era avvenuto nei pressi di Gardez, provincia di Paktika, il 12 febbraio, e raccontava di corpi di donne \u201ctied up, gagged and killed\u201d nei quali erano – come dire […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[21],"tags":[110,195,419,581,639,777,970,991,1005,1274,1275,1288,1360,1547,1672,1801,1860],"yoast_head":"\n
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