Another 3,254 people were wounded to varying degrees of severity, according to a statement released in Kabul by the UN mission in the country
More than 1,600 civilians have been killed and 3,254 injured to varying degrees over the past six months as fighting intensified in Afghanistan, a UN mission in the country has said. That was the UN mission in that country (UNAMA), a statement released on Monday in Kabul.
“The number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan reached an all-time high in the first half of 2021, including a sharp increase in killings and injuries since May, when international troops began withdrawing and the Taliban (banned in the Russian Federation) went on the offensive, leading to increased fighting”, – the report said. – “Without a significant drop in violence in Afghanistan, the year 2021 could be the worst year for civilian casualties since UNAMA started keeping such statistics. In the first half of 2021, Afghanistan recorded 1,659 killings and 3,254 civilian injuries, an increase of 47% over the same period in 2020.”