War zone hospitals in Afghanistan : a symbol of wilful neglect : case study.

Cover title.

February 2007.

Senlis Afghanistan—at head of title.

Includes bibliographical references.

Summary: The war in Afghanistan is being unnecessarily prolonged, and even conceded, by the international community's decision not to use obvious strategic weapons – such as the provision of effective assistance to injured and displaced civilian casualties – to build trust and win the hearts and minds of the Afghan people. In so doing, the international community is seen as making the situation worse for local Afghan people, not better, provoking anger and frustration, and providing the perfect conditions for insurgents to gain support. The international community's military actions, particularly its bombing campaigns, are causing injury and death to innocent Afghan civilians. These injuries and deaths are more that just collateral damage, and as such proper provision must be made by the international community to care for the victims of its counter-insurgency tactics—(p. v).

Contents: Executive summary—Conclusions—Recommendations—Introduction : Afghanistan's healthcare system left behind—1. Forsaking southern Afghanistan : the disastrous state of the hospitals—2. Neglecting Afghanistan's sick and wounded—3. The politics of war zone hospitals in Afghanistan—Appendices.