Afghan Civilian Casualties Hit First Half Record, UN Says
- Increased fighting causes more than 5,100 casualties in period
- U.S. President Obama slowed troop draw-down plans this month
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The number of Afghan civilians killed or wounded in the first half of 2016 reached a record high as the country’s conflict intensified with the Taliban insurgency gaining momentum, according a United Nations report.
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan documented 1,601 civilian deaths and 3,565 injured in the six months through June, an increase of 4 percent compared to the same period last year and the highest since the agency began counting in 2009.