Photos: The War on Terror's Toll on Afghanistan

Aren't these the *** that were dancing in the streets on 9/11? This is what happens when you mess with America!

Why are we in Afghanistan if we don't care about the people. The Russians terriorized them, and then they were mass murdered. Along came the Taliban.
They have not only helped afghanistan but they now they are helping US troops, by killing them too. But by all means, Afghanistan is a great place to live!

The human toll? Do US and NATO know the meaning of Humanity ? Dubious.

The photo speaks all. The rugged terrain is protecting the Taliban, providing them with impenetrable sanctuaries.

The coalition is fighting a losing war, have the leaders not learnt any lesson?

Please, quit NOW to save lives and money, lest it is too late.

We're hurting too. Our husbands and brothers and sons are dying and being hurt there. But still the war continues. Why? Because places outside of Iraq & Afghanistan were being attacked, people were being hurt and killed, and we want it to stop. No one in America wants for the people in the Middle East to be hurt or killed. The fighting has to stop though in order for the Americans, British, & other soldiers to leave. Until then, this will probably continue for 5+ years.
I understand that religion is important. It is important to me & I also want to live a good and pure life. However, killing other people is not the right way to do it. It wasn't right for the Chirstians to to do that during the Crusades, and it isn't right for the Muslims to do that now. *Note that not all Chirstians and not all Muslims take part in these extreme and hateful actions.

I would not pin all the blame on the United States as to why Afghanistan is suffering so much. Corruption within it's own government along with its alliances with warlords and harboring terrorists is why the Afghans suffer so much. As an early comment stated, we have areas in our own country where the poorest of the poor live. Our people suffer too, our people die too. Corruption happens as a result of very bad, selfish, amoral, decisions made out of self-interest & greed & power mongering & just plain negligence. Karzai should focus on rooting out corruption, not acting like nothing is his fault and his hands are completely clean. If he did that, and invested money into his country's infrastructure/economy/education the Afghan people would live better lives. The U.S. is not at fault for every single thing that goes wrong in this world. Individual leaders of individual countries are responsible for their own people.

This war will end-up in a bad way. Revelation 18 is coming!

This war will end-up very bad! Revelation 18 is coming.

Can you be happy or feel better when do bad things or hurt others? The misery of shooting and killing no one can be happy . How a government with so much of power and rsouces can do such bad things on other human being. Did we not learned about rights and dignity of felow human. May good sense prevail for peace and happiness. Lets learn to love and do good for others.

Afghanistan has been among the 10 poorest countries in the world for decades...now it's America's fault? Are you kidding?. Write some real journalism, not this convenient pandering, blame-America misinformation campaign. This does a disservice to both countries.

Afghanistan has been among the 10 poorest countries in the world for decades...long before America had anything to do with the place. Why is this now America's fault? Write a real story and stop spreading this misinformation campaign and hate-America speech.

Pictures from 10 or 20 years ago would have looked the same. Afghanistan has been in a state of perpetual war for decades, but don't tell that to the the idiot America haters in this comment section.

All the suffering in the world is the effect of that Reagan-Anti Christ and his demon follower BUSH!!!!. The U.S. is the BABYLON. Read Revelation 13. Analyze the symbolic meaning and put it to sense. REAGAN is the Anti-Christ!!! Ronald Wilson Reagan-666. The sign of the devil!!!!!

My God, these are our brothers and sisters, I know that the majority of them want a good life and are not involved in behavior that has created this problem. The so called leaders are the real culprits in this sad sad situation. They hurt thier own by brain washing the young to be human bomb, they infiltrate country after country on the pretense of thier religion. They are the real infildals, they do not follow thier own religious doct, they kill and mame, they block progress when it is possible. If I was muslem, I wouild seek out protector of the religion and there and only there would I stamp out. People like Osama and his cronies are not the protector they are devils in sheep clothing. This is the reason that there will never be lasting peace in that part of the world, moreover, and more and more we see thier influence spreading from country to country. We need to practice the Star Trek answer. Build a force field to surround them

My God, these are our brothers and sisters, I know that the majority of them want a good life and are not involved in behavior that has created this problem. The so called leaders are the real culprits in this sad sad situation. They hurt thier own by brain washing the young to be human bomb, they infiltrate country after country on the pretense of thier religion. They are the real infildals, they do not follow thier own religious doct, they kill and mame, they block progress when it is possible. If I was muslem, I wouild seek out protector of the religion and there and only there would I stamp out. People like Osama and his cronies are not the protector they are devils in sheep clothing. This is the reason that there will never be lasting peace in that part of the world, moreover, and more and more we see thier influence spreading from country to country. We need to practice the Star Trek answer. Build a force field to surround them that want peace, then let the other kill and kill until thier hearts are content.