UN report says number of civilian casualties went down in 2017

Описание: (15 Feb 2018) The number of civilians killed and wounded in the war in Afghanistan declined last year, but the number of deaths from airstrikes was on the rise, according to a new United Nations report released on Thursday.
The total number of civilian casualties decreased by 9 percent in 2017, compared to 2016, the U.N. mission said in its annual report on the subject.
Speaking at a news conference in Kabul, Human Rights Director Danielle Bell from the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said although the reduction was an "important step", it was still the fourth year in a row that more than 10 thousand civilian casualties were recorded.
The UN's 2017 Annual Report on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict in Afghanistan says that between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2017, the mission documented 10,453 civilian casualties — 3,438 deaths and 7,015 wounded.
That compares to a total 11,434 casualties in 2016, when there were 3,510 deaths and 7,924 wounded.
Afghanistan has been mired in conflict since 2001 when the U.S. invaded after 9/11.
The US and NATO forces formally concluded their combat mission at the end of 2014 and shifted to a training role, but a resurgent Taliban stepped up their attacks and an affiliate of the Islamic State group also emerged.

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