Civilian deaths rise in Afghanistan – UN
Afghanistan government forces have been on high alert since the Taliban renewed their offensives with thousands of civilians caught in the crossfire [Xinhua]
The United Nations says that the number of children killed in the conflict in Afghanistan in 2016 rose by nearly 25 per cent from the previous year.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said that it had recorded 11,418 conflict related civilian casualties of which 3,498 were fatalities.
“Of these, 3,512 were children – 923 dead and 2,589 injured,” UNAMA said.