Number of Drone Strikes in Afghanistan Jumped 72 Percent in 2012

At least 16 civilians killed

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP)—The number of U.S. drone strikes in Afghanistan jumped 72 percent in 2012, killing at least 16 civilians in a sharp increase from the previous year, the U.N. said Tuesday in a sign of the changing mission as international forces prepare to withdraw combat forces in less than two years.