In Afghanistan, the International Committee of the Red Cross says the U.S.-led NATO force is failing to protect civilian life during its military strikes. On Tuesday, Red Cross head Pierre Kraehenbuehl urged NATO to take further precautions to avoid more deaths.

ICRC chief Pierre Kraehenbuehl: “I mean, when you have 2,000 civilians that have to move out of the region, 170 homes destroyed and several dozen people killed, there was both exposure of civilians to risk by the presence of armed actors on the ground, but also concerns about the measures of precaution. And again, I’ve highlighted earlier, we know how difficult it is to take all those measures, this is clear, but again it is a responsibility to do that, and yes, in such instances we think that clearly much more must be done to preserve and spare civilians when these types of military operations are underway.”