Barbarian U.S. Troops Viciously Raid Afghan Hospital, Brutalize Staff

KABUL, Afghanistan — A Swedish aid agency said Monday that American soldiers stormed through one of its hospitals in Afghanistan last week, searching men’s and women’s wards for wounded Taliban fighters, breaking down doors, and tying up hospital staffers and visitors.

The soldiers also demanded that administrators at the hospital inform military authorities of any incoming patients who might be insurgents. After that, the military would decide if the patients would be admitted.

“This is simply not acceptable,” said Anders Fange, the country director for the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan, which runs schools, medical facilities and development projects in eastern Afghanistan.

“It is not only a clear violation of globally recognized humanitarian principles about the sanctity of health facilities and staff in areas of conflict” but also a clear breach of the agreement between nongovernmental organizations and coalition forces, Mr. Fange said in a statement.

The hospital is located in Shaniz, in Wardak Province, in east-central Afghanistan. Mr. Fange said the soldiers arrived about 10 p.m. on Wednesday and searched the facility for two hours.

He said the soldiers were from the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division, The Associated Press reported Monday, and a public affairs officer for the U.S. Navy, Lt. Cmdr. Christine Sidenstricker, confirmed that the hospital had been searched.

“We are investigating, and we take allegations like this seriously,” she told The A.P. “Complaints like this are rare.”

Mr. Fange said his group “cannot and will not tolerate this kind of treatment” by the military and would not allow troops to decide on hospital admissions.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/08/world/asia/08kabul.html?ref=global-home
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Barbarian U.S. Troops Viciously Raid Afghan Hospital, Brutalize Staff

Barbarian U.S. Troops Viciously Raid Afghan Hospital, Brutalize Staff

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