UN Report: 2014 Was The Deadliest Year For Afghanistan's Civilians

Afghan security forces arrive at the site of an attack in Kunduz province October 27, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Stringer

UN News Centre: In Afghanistan’s deadliest year, civilian casualties top 10,000 in 2014: UN

Civilian casualties in Afghanistan topped 10,000 in 2014, a 22 per cent increase compared to the past year, reflecting increased ground battles between armed groups and the Government, and a drastic drawdown of Western troop presence in the country, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said today.

WNU Editor: Here is an easy prediction .... 2015 is going to be far worse.

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2014 was the deadliest year on record in Afghanistan -- The Telegraph
UN Says Civilian Deaths and Injuries in Afghanistan Hit Record High in 2014 -- Sputnik
Record 3,699 civilian deaths in Afghanistan in 2014, says U.N. -- Global Post/EFE