Afghanistan: EU complains as civilian deaths mount

German Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung said Monday that he had complained to NATO about the increased number of civilian casualties during US-led military operations in Afghanistan.

"I have told the NATO Secretary General ... that we have to make sure that such operations are not carried out in the future," said Jung, whose country holds the EU's rotating presidency until the end of next month.

"We must ensure that operations do not develop this way. It would not be a victory to set the (Afghan) people against us," he said, after talks between EU defence ministers in Brussels. Link

db: Might it be too late?

Thanks Tony