Al Jazeera – Violence against civilians is on the rise in Afghanistan as international forces hand over security to Afghans, the UN has said. The organisation put the mid-year toll of civilians killed at more than 1,300 in a report published on Wednesday. The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said 1,319 civilians died and 2,533 were injured as a result of the war from January 1 to June 30, up 23 percent from the same period in 2012. The report said more women and children had become victims of the 12-year-old war, seeing a 38 percent increase in casualties. Read Article
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