According to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) report, a total of 1,662 civilians were killed, which is 2 per cent more than during the same period in 2016, reports Efe news. "The human cost of this ugly war in Afghanistan, loss of life, destruction and immense suffering, is far too high," Tadamichi Yamamoto, the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan and head of UNAMA, said in the report. The report also says that the number of minor victims rose by 9 per cent, while the number of female victims increased by 23 per cent. According to the UNAMA, 40 per cent of civilian casualties - 596 casualties and 1,483 injured - were caused by anti-government forces using IEDs, including suicide bombings. Most civilian casualties occurred in Kabul (19 per cent), followed by the southern provinces of Helmand and Kandahar, and Nangarhar (east).

Source: bd News24 July 17, 2017 11:26 UTC