bill to: According to the United Nations, more than 1,000 Afghan civilians have been killed in bombings and other violence since the Taliban took power in 2021.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said that around 3,774 civilians have also been injured in various incidents, while 1,095 civilians died in the country between August 2021 and May 2023.
According to the report, the dead included 92 women and 287 children, a sharp decline in the number of deaths compared to the period before the Taliban took control of power. According to the United Nations, more than 3 thousand 35 civilians were killed in 2020 alone.
Most of the deaths were caused by improvised explosive devices in “populated areas, including places of worship, schools and markets,” the new UN report said.
Although the number of suicide attacks has decreased since the Taliban came to power, the United Nations report expressed concern over the attacks. The report added that the violence took place at a time when Afghanistan was in the grip of a nationwide economic and financial crisis.
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