| Description |
1 online resource (84 pages) : illustrations |
| Summary |
The purpose of this report is to improve understanding of civilian harm in Afghanistan and its strategic impact, to examine the efficacy of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) reforms to reduce civilian harm, and to offer lessons on civilian protection for current and future conflicts. In this report we define civilian casualties as physical injury or death from military operations. We define civilian harm as damage from military operations to personal or community well-being. This may include wrongful targeting of key leaders through malign information, damage and destruction of personal property and civilian infrastructure, long-term health consequences, loss of livelihoods and other economic impacts, and offenses to dignity. Viewing civilian harm in this way is necessary to appreciate the full impact of military operations on civilian life and the choices people make. We concur with the U.S. Army definition of civilian protection as "efforts that reduce civilian risks from physical violence, secure their rights to access essential services and resources, and contribute to a secure, stable, and just environment for civilians over the long-term," and its stated importance in contemporary war |
| Notes |
"June 2016"--Cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 72-84) |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF cover page (Open Society Foundations, viewed June 9, 2016) |
| Subject |
Afghan War, 2001-2021.
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War -- Protection of civilians -- Strategic aspects
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War victims -- Strategic aspects
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Reid, Rachel, author
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Rogers, Chris, author
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Retzlus, Marte, author
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Open Society Foundations, publisher.
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