Now everyone knows that President Obama just won the Nobel Peace Prize, and there are various reasons why this was done (not entirely his work either). This post is not to ridicule the President or the Nobel Committee, but to give a reminder that a War is still going on (all graphs were taken from the Afghanistan Conflict Monitor).
Military deaths via insurgent forces separated by the ISAF (Internation Security Assistance Force), ANA (Afghan National Army) and ANP (Afghan National Police) (Jan 07 to May 09)
Monthly civilian casualties (Jan 07 to May 09)
NGO incidents (Jan 06 to Jun 09)
U.S. fatalities (Oct 01 to Sep 09)
Opium cultivation (94 to 09)
Afghan opinion poll on the U.S.
and don’t forget to watch Obama’s War.
