Women and children bear brunt of war in Afghanistan, says UN
Civilian injuries in Afghanistan's long war with the Taliban rose last year, with women and children again bearing the brunt of the violence, a United Nations report has revealed.
A total of 3,545 civilians were killed in 2015 as a result of the war, the UN report said, with another 7,457 wounded.
The figures mark a 4 per cent drop in civilian deaths, but a 9 per cent rise in civilian injuries, compared with 2014.
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