TWO KILLED IN US DRONE ATTACK IN AFGHANISTAN

Kabul, 14 Ramadan 1435/12 July 2014 (MINA) – A US assassination drone attack kills at least two people in Afghanistan’s northeastern province of Kunar.According to reports, the attack was carried out on Friday.

The US carries out targeted killings through drone strikes in several Muslim nations such as Yemen, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Somalia, Press Tv quoted by Mi’raj News Agency (MINA), as reporting Saturday.

Washington claims the targets of the drone attacks are militants, but local officials and witnesses maintain that civilians have been the main victims of the attacks over the past few years.

The Afghan people and the country’s officials have protested about the civilian casualties on numerous occasions, but the US drone attacks continue unabated.

The United Nations and several human rights organizations have identified the US as the world’s number one user of “targeted killings,” largely due to its drone attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The US and its allies invaded Afghanistan in 2001 as part of Washington’s so-called war on terror. The offensive removed the Taliban from power, but insecurity continues to rise across the country, despite the presence of thousands of US-led troops. (T/P012/E01)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)