The number of civilians killed in Afghanistan rose to record-setting levels in 2016 — including a 25 percent surge in child victims — the United Nations said Monday. An increase in attacks perpetrated by ISIS-affiliated groups and a near-doubling in the number of Afghans killed by airstrikes were blamed for the rise. "The killing and maiming of thousands of Afghan civilians is deeply harrowing and largely preventable," Tadamichi Yamamoto, the United Nations' Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan told a news conference unveiling the figures [PDF link here]. In addition to the years-long Taliban insurgency, Afghanistan now faces regular attacks tied to ISIS militants and the danger posed by unexploded ordnance. A total of 3,498 civilians were killed and 7,920 were wounded in conflicts there in 2016 — a combined increase of three percent over the previous year — U.N. investigators said. The casualties included 923 dead children, a 25 percent rise on the previous highest-recorded figure. http://nbcnews.to/2kK3Tet http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ This video was produced by YT Wochit News using http://wochit.com
2/6/17
U.N. Announces Record-Setting Levels Of Civilians Killed In Afghanistan In 2016 #okc #news #wth
The number of civilians killed in Afghanistan rose to record-setting levels in 2016 — including a 25 percent surge in child victims — the United Nations said Monday. An increase in attacks perpetrated by ISIS-affiliated groups and a near-doubling in the number of Afghans killed by airstrikes were blamed for the rise. "The killing and maiming of thousands of Afghan civilians is deeply harrowing and largely preventable," Tadamichi Yamamoto, the United Nations' Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan told a news conference unveiling the figures [PDF link here]. In addition to the years-long Taliban insurgency, Afghanistan now faces regular attacks tied to ISIS militants and the danger posed by unexploded ordnance. A total of 3,498 civilians were killed and 7,920 were wounded in conflicts there in 2016 — a combined increase of three percent over the previous year — U.N. investigators said. The casualties included 923 dead children, a 25 percent rise on the previous highest-recorded figure. http://nbcnews.to/2kK3Tet http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ This video was produced by YT Wochit News using http://wochit.com
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