Lates News feed from iCasualties

• NYTimes- Afghan Officials Question Reports of Children Dying in Camps
  Afghan government officials cast doubt Tuesday on whether more than 20 children who died in camps recently had perished from the cold. The officials were sharply critical of some of the camp residents, complaining that they had exaggerated their circumstances to attract more aid and that news accounts of the deaths were “one-sided.” […]
• Reuters- Red tape, corruption pull rug from under Afghan carpet business
  At a small shop a stone's throw from the Ghazi Stadium where Afghanistan's former Taliban government used to stage its public executions, Mohammad Hashem is worried about the death of his carpet business. […]
• Tolonews- US Drone Kills Four in Pakistan
  A US drone strike in Pakistan's Waziristan tribal region killed four suspected militants on Thursday, Reuters reported. The drone targeted a house near Afghan border, Pakistani officials told Reuters […]

Latest Casualties

• Not released -
  Army: 4th Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment. Explosion: Not released. Killed by an explosion […]
• Lt Daniel Clack - 24
  Army: 1st Battalion The Rifles. Hostile: Explosion. Killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) while on foot patrol […]
• Marine James Wright - 22
  Royal Marines: 42 Commando. Explosion: Not released. Killed by a grenade after an attack by insurgents during a foot patrol […]
• Cpl Mark Palin - 32
  Army: 1st Battalion The Rifles. Hostile: Explosion. Killed by an explosion while escorting a team to recover IED components […]
• L/Cpl Paul Watkins - 24
  Army: 9th/12th Royal Lancers . Not released: Shot on patrol . Fatally wounded by small arms fire while on patrol […]