Editing Human shield (section)

==== War in Afghanistan ====
According to various accounts, including that of the American ambassador to the U.N., the Taliban used women and children from their own population as human shields against coalition forces in 2006,<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article676588.ece "Taleban use children as shields to fight British"]{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. ''[[The Times]]'', June 20, 2006.</ref> 2007,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070706011152/http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/07/03/1968077.htm "Taliban 'using civilians as human shields{{'"}}].  [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC (Australia)]], July 3, 2007.</ref> and 2008, during the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|war in Afghanistan]].<ref>Thomas Harding.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/onthefrontline/2579282/Taliban-used-civilians-as-human-shields-when-British-attacked.html "Taliban 'used civilians as human shields' when British attacked"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110111704/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/onthefrontline/2579282/Taliban-used-civilians-as-human-shields-when-British-attacked.html |date=November 10, 2017}}, ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'', August 18, 2008.</ref>