Tuesday 16 May 2017

Afghanistan Sun - Afghan Conflict-related Child Deaths Spike to Record Levels

Afghanistan Sun - Afghan Conflict-related Child Deaths Spike to Record Levels


Between 1 January and 30 April 2017, UNAMA preliminarily recorded 987 child casualties [283 deaths and 704 injured],' the mission said.
While ground fighting was blamed for 42 percent of the child deaths, the rest were caused by explosive remnants of war, aerial operations by pro-government forces and improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, planted by insurgents.

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