‘Unspeakable numbers’: 10,000 civilians killed or injured in Afghanistan in 2017 | Global development | The Guardian
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More than 10,000 civilians were killed or injured in the violent attacks in the war in Afghanistan last year, the United Nations has said.
The annual report released on 15 February by the UN’s mission in Afghanistan (Unama) showed the figure had dropped by 9% in 2017, compared with the previous year.
“The chilling statistics in this report provide credible data about the war’s impact, but the figures alone cannot capture the appalling human suffering inflicted on ordinary people,” said Unama’s chief, Tadamichi Yamamoto.