{"id":61078,"date":"2015-11-02T09:04:22","date_gmt":"2015-11-02T09:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/airwars.org\/?post_type=news_and_analysis&p=61078"},"modified":"2020-02-24T14:57:40","modified_gmt":"2020-02-24T14:57:40","slug":"at-least-80-us-airstrikes-hit-afghanistan-in-october-the-white-houses-covert-drone-and-air-war-monthly-update","status":"publish","type":"news_and_analysis","link":"https:\/\/airwars.org\/news\/at-least-80-us-airstrikes-hit-afghanistan-in-october-the-white-houses-covert-drone-and-air-war-monthly-update\/","title":{"rendered":"At least 80 US airstrikes hit Afghanistan in October: The White House\u2019s covert drone and air war \u2013 monthly update"},"content":{"rendered":"

On October 3 a US airstrike destroyed MSF\u2019s hospital in Kunduz, northern Afghanistan (Photo: Victor Blue\/MSF)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Scores of US air and drone strikes hit Afghanistan in October as the country\u2019s military and police continued struggling to control the resurgent Taliban. While at least 80 strikes reportedly hit Afghanistan, the CIA\u2019s drone strikes stopped at the Pakistani side of the border. There were also no US drone or air strikes reported in Yemen or Somalia last month.<\/p>\n

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Pakistan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Pakistan: CIA drone strikes<\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nAll strikes, October 2015<\/em><\/td>\nAll strikes, 2015 to date<\/em><\/td>\nAll strikes, 2004 to date<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CIA drone strikes<\/td>\n0<\/strong><\/td>\n13<\/strong><\/td>\n421<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total reported killed<\/td>\n0<\/strong><\/td>\n60-85<\/strong><\/td>\n2,476-3,989<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Civilians reported killed<\/td>\n0<\/strong><\/td>\n2-5<\/strong><\/td>\n423-965<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Children reported killed<\/td>\n0<\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/strong><\/td>\n172-207<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total reported injured<\/td>\n0<\/strong><\/td>\n25-32<\/strong><\/td>\n1,158-1,738<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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All the strikes in the table above were carried out by the CIA using Predator or Reaper drones. The Pakistan Air Force has also carried out air strikes in the same region as the CIA, using jets and its own armed drone \u2013 the Burraq.<\/em><\/p>\n

There were no reported US drone strikes in Pakistan in October, the third calendar month to pass without a strike there\u00a0this year.<\/p>\n

The Pakistan Air Force continued to target alleged militants in the mountains of Pakistan\u2019s tribal region. Pakistan\u2019s armed drone, the Burraq, carried out its first night strike<\/a>, according to the Pakistan military\u2019s public relations wing \u2013 the ISPR.<\/p>\n