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8,500 Civilians Killed, Wounded in Afghanistan in 2020, down 21% vs year ago
[ToloNews] The annual report of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) shows that over 8,500 civilians in Afghanistan were killed and maimed due to war and violence in 2020.Based on the AIHRC report, up to 3,000 Afghan non-combatants were killed and over 5,000 were maimed in war in 2020. The report states that civilian casualties in Afghanistan dropped 21 percent in 2020 compared to 2019. In the report, unknown gangs were the second highest cause of casualties after the Taliban  ...the Pashtun equivalent of men..."Civilian casualties are still very high, we can say that there is a catastrophe going on in Afghanistan," said Naeem Nazari, the deputy head of the AIHRC. Based on the report, the Taliban were responsible for 4568 deaths and injuries of civilians during this period, the unknown groups were responsible for killing and wounding 2107, while the security forces were blamed for 1188 deaths and injuries. But the Taliban rejected the report. "The Taliban in recent times has committed major crimes without taking responsibility for them. The Taliban have martyred thousands of our civilian compatriots," said Tariq Arian, a front man for the Ministry of Interior. In 2018 and 2019, complex suicide kabooms and boom-mobileing incidents caused most of the casualties. However, there is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened... in 2020 assassinations, liquidations and magnetic mine explosions claimed the most civilian lives, and, more worryingly, no group has grabbed credit for these attacks. Posted by: trailing wife 2021-01-28 |
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