More than 800 people were killed or wounded in « deliberate attacks » targeting civilians in Afghanistan during the first half of 2020, the UN said Thursday,…
More than 800 people were killed or wounded in « deliberate attacks » targeting civilians in Afghanistan during the first half of 2020, the UN said Thursday, raising concerns the rising violence was aimed at derailing planned peace talks.
While violence dropped in the run-up to the signing of a deal between the US and the Taliban in February, and immediately after a three-day ceasefire in May, attacks have since been increasing across the country.
« In the first six months of 2020, preliminary figures indicate more than 800 civilians were killed and injured in deliberate attacks against civilians, » the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said in a statement.
