'Afghan civilians can't seem to catch a break in a war that is still one of the deadliest conflicts in the world.'
Casualty figures for the war in Afghanistan seem to reinforce the Taliban’s cruel and bloodthirsty reputation. The militants consistently harm more civilians than any other party to the conflict, according to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan , which provides the most thoroughBut recent years have seen a striking new development: casualties caused by the Taliban have fallen, while those attributed to the pro-government side are rising.
In the following year, their share fell to 63 percent, while pro-government casualties rose to 24 percent, with 6 percent 'undetermined anti-government elements', and 13 percent 'crossfire'. An Afghan worker removes the shuttered glasses of a shop near the site of Wednesday's attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, May 9, 2019. Taliban fighters attacked the offices of a US-based aid organization in the Afghan capital.
Its reports do not claim that these led to a reduction in casualties, though McDowall also emphasised that the Taliban “continue to cause the most civilian casualties of any party to the conflict.”UNAMA’s 2017 annual report attributes the drop in civilian casualties by pro-government forces to measures to protect civilians, but it does not attribute the fall in civilian casualties by Taliban forces to protective measures.
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