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February 6, 2017

U.N.: Civilian Casualties Rose in Afghanistan in 2016
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The United Nations says civilian casualties in Afghanistan rose last
year, particularly among children. In total, 923 children were killed
amid the ongoing fighting between the Taliban, the U.S. and U.S.-backed
Afghan security forces and ISIS militants. A total of 3,498 civilians
died amid the fighting in 2016. The majority died in suicide bomb
attacks. More than 100 died in airstrikes by international warplanes,
including those from the United States.


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