Taliban using Human Shields  

Both NATO and Afghan commanders have made statements that the Taliban are using civilians as human shields in Marjah (see this Guardian report  ). The Afghan government and ISAF, meanwhile, are firmly focused on protecting the civilian population: read one British officer's explanation of why “courageous restraint” is the right approach at the Al Jazeera blog . Using human shields is abhorrent and will only reinforce what is for the Afghan people an increasingly convincing case against the Taliban....