Civilian casualties persist at record highs. More than 5,000 killed and injured in first half of 2017. More at https://t.co/HRU3yuGPGX. pic.twitter.com/xgLuQhzSM3— UNAMA News (@UNAMAnews) July 17, 2017
DW: UN reports increase in Afghanistan civilian deaths
Civilian loss of life has gone up in comparison to last year, the UN reported. As attacks by anti-government forces persist, humanitarian leaders urged people not to forget the "national tragedy of Afghanistan."
According to a mid-year report released Monday that includes figures from the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), 1,662 civilians were killed in the first sixth months of 2017, and 3,581 were injured.
Though the total for civilian casualties was slightly lower than those over the same period in 2016, the two percent increase in the death toll is its highest level since 2014.
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