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U.S. Bombing Of Afghanistan Not Justified As Self-Defense Under International Law, Leslie Rose
U.S. Bombing Of Afghanistan Not Justified As Self-Defense Under International Law, Leslie Rose
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The United States military strikes against Afghanistan cannot be justified as self-defense under the United Nations Charter or customary international law. There is insufficient evidence of an armed attack by the state of Afghanistan and the strikes have been neither necessary nor proportional.