Afghan girl raped, killed by US troops

The daughter of an Afghan politician
has reportedly died of her injuries
after being raped by American
soldiers stationed in Afghanistan's
southwestern province of Farah. US forces aboard five Toyota Hiace vans
transferred the teenage girl along with
several other Afghan women and girls to
a military base in the province. They then
sexually assaulted them, Afghan sources,
who requested anonymity, told Iran Newspaper on Network on Wednesday.
Medical reports indicate that a young girl
died as a result of severe bleeding that
was caused by tears in her genitals from
violent sexual penetration.
Two other victims were admitted to a nearby hospital and are currently
receiving treatment for serious injuries
they suffered following multiple rapes.
The incident comes as violence in
Afghanistan has spiked to record highs
since the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001.
Statistics about civilian death tolls in
Afghanistan are not available. However, it
is estimated that between 14,000 and
34,000 Afghan civilians have lost their
lives since the US-led war. Tens of thousands of Afghan civilians
have reportedly lost their lives as a
consequence of displacement, starvation,
disease, exposure, lack of medical
treatment, crime and lawlessness
resulting from the war. Afghan Interior Minister Zemarai Bashary
said in a recent report that 2010 was the
deadliest year for the civilians in the war-
torn country since 2001.
Meanwhile, hundreds of civilians have lost
their lives in US-led airstrikes and ground operations in various parts of Afghanistan
over the past few months, with Afghans
becoming more and more outraged over
the seemingly endless number of deadly
assaults.
This situation is adding fuel to the fire of anti-US sentiment in Afghanistan and the
rest of the Islamic world.
Western public opinion is growing
increasingly tired of the war. Deaths of
civilians in NATO and US attacks have also
fueled tensions between President Hamid Karzai and his Western allies.
The American army has lost 1,455
soldiers in Afghanistan since the
beginning of the war.

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