Afghanistan: Civilian deaths at record high in 2018 - UN

Source: BBC

More civilians were killed last year in Afghanistan than at any time since records have been kept, according to a new report from the UN.

There were 3,804 civilian deaths in 2018, including 927 children, the highest recorded numbers in the country's long-running war.
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In 2018 there was a spike in suicide attacks by "anti-government elements" as well as increased harm to civilians from aerial and search operations by pro-government forces, the report said.

The year saw the highest number of civilian casualties ever recorded from suicide attacks and aerial operations, with more than 500 civilians killed by "aerial operations for the first time on record", the report noted.

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