Suicide Bombs Are Killing More and More Afghan Civilians: UN
According to the UN more than 5,000 non-combatants were killed or wounded in the first six months of 2017 due to suicide bomb attacks by insurgent groups.
Josh Smith
UN Report: Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan Show Slight Decline
Investigators say that this decrease may be because of civilians fleeing areas of fighting but can also be due to lesser casualties from on-ground clashes.
UN Says Torture by Security Forces Widespread in Afghanistan
Despite the promises of President Ghani and new laws being enacted, torture of detainees by Afghan security forces is still widespread says UN report.
Rights Group Alleges That Pakistan Has ‘Forced’ Afghan Refugees to Return
Human Rights Watch has described the treatment of Afghans in Pakistan as “a toxic combination of deportation threats and police abuses”
Coalition Air Strikes Killed 18 Afghan Civilians, UN says
US military officials say their aircraft have conducted around 30 air strikes in Helmand in the past week.
ISIS and Air Strikes Drive Spike in Afghan Civilian Casualties
Casualties among children spiked by 24% in 2016, largely as a result of a major increase in casualties from unexploded ordnance.
Women Train for Afghan Army, But Their Future Is Far From Certain
All the women who graduate from the academy will go into one of several non-combat roles including management, HR, logistics, radio operations or intelligence.
Aid Agencies Scramble for Resources as Refugees Stream Back to Afghanistan
The flow of returnees from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan, estimated by the UN at over half a million, is straining the capacity of the government and aid agencies, even as violence uproots more Afghans around the country.
Civilians Being Killed, Wounded in Record Numbers in Afghanistan: UN
According to a United Nations report, at least 1,601 civilians were killed and 3,565 wounded in the war in the first six months of 2016.
US Scrapped Plans to Give Afghan Forces Life-Saving Armoured Vehicles in 2014
As local forces struggle to get into active battle against a resilient insurgency, the US’s decision remains a sore point.
Drone Programs Expanding, Are the Future of US War Machine
That is likely to raise further objections from critics who say drones often miss their intended targets, can only partly relay what is happening on the ground and encourage warfare with impunity waged by people at computer screens far from danger.
