Caught in the Conflict. Civilians and the international security strategy in Afghanistan.

This paper makes recommendations on how the security strategy of the international community should be changed in order to minimise the harm caused to Afghan civilians and reduce the disruption to development and humanitarian activities in the current environment in Afghanistan.

As independent humanitarian organisations, which adhere to humanitarian principles, the eleven NGO signatories to this paper can not and will not comment on the efficacy of the security strategies adopted by any of the parties to the conflict in Afghanistan.