Liberal think tank with lower Afghan casualty figures than Marc Herold, Project on Defense Alternatives, http://www.comw.org/pda/ Operation Enduring Freedom: Why a Higher Rate of Civilian Bombing Casualties by Carl Conetta, PDA Briefing Report #11, 18 January 2002. Examines the extent and causes of civilian bombing casualties in the Afghanistan war and explores why the civilian casualties were higher than in the Serbia/Kosovo campaign despite fewer bombs dropped. Includes appendices addressing: estimation of civilian bombing casualties: method and sources; resolving discrepancies in casualty accounts.
Key Investigative Reporting from Afghanistan on Civilian Bombing Deaths Boston Globe 02/17/02, Guardian 02/12/02, Associated Press 02/ 11/02, Sydney Morning Herald 01/26.
Attack on Marc Herold in the Weekly Standard, http://www.weeklystandard.com/content/public/articles/000/000/001/565otmps.asp
Michael Pugliese