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U. N. report: Pro-Afghan forces killed more civilians than Taliban and IS in 2019

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Pro-Afghan governmernt forces were responsible for more civilian deaths in the first quarter of 2019 than the Taliban and the Islamic State.
April 24 (UPI) — Despite an overall decrease in the number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan, Pro-Afghan government and international military forces were responsible for more civilian deaths in the first quarter of 2019 than the Taliban and the Islamic State, according to a new United Nations report.
From Jan. 1 to March 31,305 deaths committed during this period were attributed to pro-government forces while 227 civilian deaths were attributed to anti-government elements, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said in its quarterly report.
The report attributed 115 deaths to the Afghan National Security Forces, 146 deaths to international military forces, 41 deaths to pro-government armed groups and 30 deaths to multiple pro-government forces.
For the anti-government side, the report attributed 173 civilian deaths to the Taliban, 43 deaths to the Islamic State and 11 to undetermined anti-government elements.
A further 49 civilian deaths were classified as undetermined or joint attribution.

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