Women and children bear the brunt of violence in Afghanistan

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Women and children bear the brunt of violence in Afghanistan



NEW YORK: -- Civilian injuries in Afghanistan’s long war with the Taliban rose last year, with women and children again bearing the brunt of the violence, the United Nations said in a report on Sunday.

A total of 3,545 civilians were killed in 2015 as a result of the war, the UN report said, with another 7,457 wounded.

“Ground engagements killed and injured the most civilians, followed by IEDs [improvised explosives devices], complex and suicide attacks,” said Danielle Bell, Director UN Human Rights Program. “These tactics combined with targeted killings accounted for a 90 percent of total civilian casualties.”

The figures mark a four percent drop in civilian deaths, but a nine percent rise in civilian injuries, compared to 2014.

The annual report, titled Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, is based on on-site investigations where possible.

It attributed 62 percent of all civilian casualties to anti-government elements, which includes the Taliban who have been fighting to overthrow the Kabul government for 15 years.

Another 17 percent were blamed on pro-government forces and two percent on international military forces.


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[collingwood]

Between the U N and WHO both beef up the bullshit, All for the sympathy vote.

[Suradit69]

with women and children again bearing the brunt of the violence,

I realize they are speaking specifically about civilians, but given Afghanistan's history, I would say a whole lot of men, of many nationalities, have experienced their share of death and injury.

So many reports of war or "natural" disasters conclude with a comment along the lines of : "Thousands were killed & injured, including women and children," as if such events were expected to selectively target only men.

[wabothai]

May be start with saying children iso women and children.

One should not forget that each male thug or killer has a mother.

[maoro2013]

How many combatants died?

What is meant by the brunt?

[boomerangutang]

We knew that. Is it news to anyone? Afghanistan is just one of the most blatant examples of a place which is nearly non-inhabitable by humans. To make matters worse, it is controlled by old men who adhere to a mean-spirited religion which advocates treating women worse than dogs. At least dogs can be let out to roam around the neighborhood. The problems in the landmass between Pakistan to Morocco (inclusive) can only get more miserable in coming years. A landmass which can support about a million people as shepherds, is expected to support hundreds of millions. The insanity of that concept is being played out each day as we see the profound suffering of most people in that vast dune-infested region. Even in one of the most affluent sections, Dubai, there are hundreds of large tanker trucks backed up for miles, carrying human effluent to dump in the sand dunes.