U.S. forces and allies killed more Afghan civilians in early 2019 than the Taliban

Edited by Ed Newman
2019-05-13 12:12:24

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United Nations, May 13 (RHC)-- In Afghanistan, the United Nations says U.S., its NATO allies and Afghan security forces have killed more civilians so far this year than the Taliban.

New U.N. figures show that, between January and March, anti-government fighters killed 227 civilians, while Afghan and international forces killed 305 civilians.  The report also found U.S. and NATO airstrikes have killed 145 civilians so far in 2019 -- half of them women and children.

 



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