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UN: Monthly Afghan Casualties Highest Since 2017

Associated Press

   KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - July saw the highest number of civilian casualties
   in Afghanistan in a single month since 2017, the U.N. mission said
   Saturday.
   Its preliminary findings indicate more than 1,500 civilians were killed
   or wounded, mainly due to a spike in casualties from insurgent attacks.
   It did not provide a breakdown of deaths and injuries, but said the
   overall number was the highest for a single month since May 2017.
   It said more than 50% of casualties were caused by bombings. A roadside
   bomb tore through a bus in western Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at
   least 32 people. A complex attack on the office of the Afghan
   president's running mate last weekend killed at least 20 people. The
   target of the attack, former intelligence chief Amrullah Saleh, escaped
   unharmed. No one has claimed either attack.
   

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