KABUL: More women and children were killed and injured in Afghanistan in the first half of 2021 than in the first six months of whatever year since the United Nations began to systematically maintain a count in 2009, a UN report said on Monday.
The war-hit by a war saw a 47% increase in the number of all civilians killed and injured in the violence in Afghanistan in the first six months of this year, compared to the same period last year, according to the report.
“I apply for Taliban and Afghan leaders to pay attention to gloomy and terrible trajectories of conflict and destructive impact on civilians,” said Deborah Lyons, a special representative of the UN Secretary General for Afghanistan.
“This report provides a clear warning that the number of unprecedented Afghan civilians will perish and disabled this year if the increase in violence does not originate, ” Lyons added in a statement that accompanied the report.
The Taliban had quickly captured the area significantly in several The last week, confiscated strategic border crossings with several neighboring countries and threatened a number of provincial capitals.
Progress came as the last US army and NATO left Afghanistan.
The report found a very sharp increase in murder and injury since May when international military forces began their withdrawal and The battle intensified after the Taliban offensive.
The United Nations mission in Afghanistan reported in the protection of Afghan civilians in the armed conflict of the update in mid-2021 that there were 1,659 civilians killed and 3,254 were injured.
It was said that the increase was 47% compared to Gkan with the same period as the same period.
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An Afghan woman who was transferred internally stood up with her daughter in front of an emergency tent in the camp, after escaping from the battle between Taliban and Afghanistan.
(Ap) Women and children approached half of all civilian victims in the first half of 2021 at 46%, according to the report.
Thirty-two percent were children, with 468 killed and 1.214 was injured.
Fourteen percent of civilian casualties are women, with 219 dead and 508 injured, the report said.
US-NATO withdrawals are more than 95% complete and will be completed on August 31.
While making a quick profit on the ground, the Taliban also said they did not want to monopolize strength.
However, they insisted there would be no peace in Afghanistan until there was a new government negotiated in Kabul and President of Ashraf Ghani was expelled from the office.
Lyons, the UN envoy which also heads the United Nations.
The mission in Afghanistan asked Taliban leaders and Afghanistan to intensify their efforts at the negotiation table.
“Stop Afghanistan against the Battle of Afghanistan.
Protect Afghans and give them hope for a better future,” he said.
The UN report warned that without significant escalation in violence, Afghanistan was in 2021 to have the highest.
There were many victims Civil documented in one year since the United Nations recording in the country began.
The number of civilians killed and injured in May and June were almost as much as they were recorded in four months before.
During May and June, there were 2,392 victims, with 783 killed and 1,609 were injured .
That was the highest for the months since the systematic documentation began in 2009, the report said.
According to the report, many actions of the battlefield during May and June took place outside the city.
But the United Nations was worried that if the intensive military action was carried out in urban areas with urban areas with high population density, the consequences for Afghan civilians can become benc Great Ana.
“Chasing a military solution will only Inc.
prepare the suffering of Afghans,” said the report.
It blamed the anti-government forces for 64% of all civilian casualties, with 39% caused by the Taliban, almost 9% by the Islamic state group, and 16% are not determined.
Afghan security forces are responsible for 23% of civilian casualties, and pro-government armed groups of 2%.
May 8 attacks outside the Sayed Ul-Shuhuda School in the capital of Afghanistan Kabul contributed more than 300 civilian victims, mostly GIRL, including 85 dead.
No one claims the responsibility for the attack, said the report.
The United Nations linked 11% of all civilian casualties for a shootout during land engagement where the party responsible for the victim could not be determined.
According to the report, according to the report, according to the report The main cause of civilian victims is an improvised explosive device, followed by fighting in land and targeted murder.