UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)
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Apr- 2020 -27 April
Violence increased in Afghanistan after US-Taliban deal, UN says
Violence surged in Afghanistan in the weeks after the US and the Taliban signed a deal supposed to pave the way for a peace process, UNAMA said
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Oct- 2019 -19 October
UN report documents highest Afghan civilian casualties in a single month since records began
An “unprecedented” number of civilians were killed or injured in Afghanistan between July and September this year, the United Nations said in a new report released on Thursday, October 17, calling the violence “totally unacceptable.” The quarterly report, which also charts violence throughout 2019 so far, underscores how “Afghans have been exposed to extreme levels of violence for many years” despite promises by all sides to “prevent and mitigate harm to civilians.” The figures – 1,174 deaths and 3,139 injured from July 1 until September 30 – represent the largest number of civilian casualties the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has recorded in a single quarter since it began systematically documenting civilian casualties in 2009, and a 42% increase over the same period last year. July also saw the most civilians killed and injured in a single month since UNAMA records began in 2009. “Civilian casualties are totally unacceptable,” said the U.N.’s special representative in Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto, adding they demonstrate the importance of talks leading to a ceasefire and a permanent political settlement. “The impact of Afghanistan’s conflict on civilians is appalling,” said Fiona Frazer, UNAMA’s Human Rights Chief. Afghanistan violence surges in Q3 2019 The U.N. laid …
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9 October
US airstrikes on Afghanistan drug factories killed at least 30 civilians, UNAMA finds
US airstrikes on drug-production centers in Afghanistan's Farah province led to the deaths of at least 39 civilians and the facilities are not lawful targets.
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Jul- 2019 -30 July
Afghanistan civilian deaths from airstrikes on the rise
The number of Afghan civilians killed in airstrikes has increased even as the overall number of civilian casualties fell, UNAMA said
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May- 2019 -23 May
Afghanistan airstrikes kill 14 civilians in 3 days, UNAMA says
Two airstrikes have killed 14 civilians in Afghanistan in recent days, the UN said as the US intensifies its air war across the country
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Apr- 2019 -24 April
Pro-government forces kill more Afghanistan civilians than insurgents, UN finds
The number of Afghanistan civilians killed and wounded at the hands of pro-government forces increased in the first three months of the year even as civilian casualties fell
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Mar- 2019 -25 March
Afghanistan: Airstrike kills 10 children in Kunduz, UN says
At least 13 civilians, including 10 children, were killed in an airstrike by "international forces" in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, the UN said
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Jan- 2019 -25 January
Afghanistan investigates reports of 16 civilians killed in Helmand airstrike
Afghanistan is investigating reports that at least 16 civilians including women and children were killed in an airstrike in southern Helmand province
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Nov- 2018 -30 November
US airstrike in southern Afghanistan killed 23 civilians, UN finds
At least 23 civilians, including women and children, were killed by a US airstrike in southern Afghanistan, according to an UN investigation
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Oct- 2018 -10 October
Afghanistan civilian casualties from airstrikes rise 39 percent, UN says
The number of Afghans killed or wounded by air strikes rose 39 percent in the first nine months of 2018, the United Nations said, as the overall number of civilian casualties remained at "extreme levels"
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