Over 17,000 civilians killed and wounded in Afghanistan in last 12 months only

Over 17,000 civilians killed and wounded in Afghanistan in last 12 months only

KABUL - Over 17,000 civilians have been killed and wounded in Afghanistan in last 12 months only reveals Afghan Ministry of Public Health.

The conflict-related violence in the past 12 months has left more than 3,300 civilians dead and over 14,600 others wounded.

“Our system is active in all 34 provinces and we collect data…and when the numbers are verified we enter them into the system,” said Mir Lais Mustafa, head of the Incident Response Department of the Command and Control Center, TOLO New has reported.

The report does not make claims about which military or group is to blame, although it measures those killed in suicide attacks, which is 460 killed, and 1,200 wounded.