More than 1,000 civilians killed under Taliban government‘REPREHENSIBLE’: A UN report said that a rise in IED attacks in populated areas, such as places of worship, has resulted in heavy casualtiesAP, ISLAMABADThe UN yesterday said it has documented a significant level of civilians killed and wounded in attacks in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, despite a stark reduction in casualties compared with previous years of war and insurgency. That compares with 8,820 civilian casualties — including 3,035 killed — in just 2020, according to an earlier UN report. Photo: ReutersThree-quarters of the attacks since the Taliban seized power were with improvised explosive devices (IED) in “populated areas, including places of worship, schools and markets,” the report said. “These attacks on civilians and civilian objects are reprehensible and must stop,” said Fiona Frazer, head of UNAMA’s Human Rights Service. The report also expressed concern about “the lethality of suicide attacks” since the Taliban takeover, with fewer attacks causing more civilian causalities.
