The War Against Civilians Victims of the "War on Terror" in Afghanistan and Pakistan /

• Main Author: Badalič, Vasja (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Victims and Victimology
• Subjects: Victimology.; War Crimes.; Human rights.; Criminology.; Public safety.; Terrorism.; Political violence.; Human Rights and Crime .; Crime Control and Security.; Terrorism and Political Violence.

This book provides a critical analysis of how the "war on terror" affected the civilian population in Afghanistan and Pakistan. This "forgotten war," which started in 2001 with the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, has seen more than 212,000 people killed in war-related incidents....

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction: Creating A Reign Of Terror
• 2. Inherently Imprecise Killings: Civilian Victims In U.S. Drone Strikes In Afghanistan And Pakistan
• 3. Death Comes At Night: Civilian Victims In U.S. Kill-Or-Capture Missions In Afghanistan
• 4. The War On Due Process: Civilian Victims Of The U.S. Arbitrary Detention Program In Afghanistan
• 5. Systemic Torture, The New Normal: Civilian Victims Of "Enhanced Interrogation Techniques" In Afghan Detention Facilities. - 6. In Militias We Trust: Civilian Victims Of Targeted Killings By Pro-Government Armed Groups In Afghanistan
• 7. The "White Detainees": Civilian Victims Of Arbitrary Detentions In Pakistan
• 8. The "Disappeared": Civilian Victims Of Enforced Disappearances In Pakistan
• 9. Death Sentences On Twitter: Civilian Victims Of Secret Military Courts In Pakistan
• 10. The Reverse Exodus: The Forced Repatriation Of Afghan Refugees In Pakistan
• 11. Eliminating "Pernicious Individuals": Civilian Victims Of The Afghan Taliban's Targeted Killing Program
• 12. Executions, Amputations, And Lashings: Civilian Victims Of The Afghan Taliban's Parallel Justice System
• 13. Taking "Civilian Criminals" As Hostages: Civilian Victims Of Abductions By The Afghan Taliban.