KABUL - Civilian casualties in Afghanistan hit historic high of 10,300, United Nations report has claimed. A new report by the United Nations released on Saturday – amid the start of a reduction in violence countrywide – shows that a record number of civilians were killed in 2019 in the ...

*ISLAMABAD - In a worst Highest ever civilian casualties in Afghanistan war, reports US SIGAR.* *The US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan, or SIGAR, reported an all-time high number of civilian casualties for a 3-month period since such fatalities were first recorded in 2009, citing UNAMA ...

KABUL - More civilians were killed in the Afghan war in 2018 than during any other year on record after nearly two decades of fighting, according to a UN report released Sunday. Civilian deaths jumped by 11 percent from 2017 with 3,804 people killed and another 7,189 wounded, according to the ...

KABUL - The Taliban blamed US and Afghan forces for almost 90 percent of civilian casualties in 2018, in a report released Friday that suggested Afghanistan s largest militant group was not responsible for a single death or injury. The data -- which NATO s Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan ...

Kabul: The number of Afghans killed or wounded in suicide attacks soared 46 percent in the first nine months of 2018, the United Nations said, as militants increasingly target civilians. Suicide bombs caused 2,343 civilian casualties, more than any other tactic, including ground fighting, the UN ...

KABUL: Civilian casualties from Afghan and American air strikes have risen more than 50 per cent since last year, the United Nations said on Thursday, as troops increase attacks on militants under a new strategy announced by US President Donald Trump in August.As of the end of September, at least ...

At least 11 civilians were killed in foreign troop’s airstrike in central Logar province on Wednesday, local officials confirmed on Thursday.In addition, 16 other insurgents were wounded.The airstrike took place in part of Pul-e-Alam, the capital of the province after Taliban reportedly hid in ...

KABUL: NATO confirmed Thursday that US forces in Afghanistan killed 33 Afghan citizens "in self-defence" in Kunduz last year in a single incident highlighting civilian casualties, one of the most contentious issues of the 15-year campaign.The incident on November 3 saw US and Afghan troops call for ...

ISTANBUL: (APP) Thirteen Turkish soldiers were killed and 48 wounded on Saturday in a car bomb blast that targeted a bus transporting them in the central city of Kayseri, the army said.Twin PKK attacks on Turkish Army soldiersThe soldiers -- all low-ranking privates and non-commissioned officers -- ...

RIYADH: (APP) Top US diplomat John Kerry arrives in Saudi Arabia later on Wednesday to push for peace in Yemen after UN-brokered talks collapsed despite world concern over mounting civilian casualties.Over two days, Kerry is to meet Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir and other Gulf ministers.He ...