U.N.: Pro-Afghan forces killed more civilians than Taliban, IS in 2019
April 24 (UPI) -- Despite an overall decrease in the number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan, pro-Afghan government and international military forces were responsible for more civilian deaths in the first quarter of 2019 than the Taliban and the Islamic State, according to a new United Nations report.
From Jan. 1 to March 31, 305 deaths were attributed to pro-government forces while 227 civilian deaths were attributed to anti-government elements, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said in its quarterly report.
The report attributed 115 deaths to the Afghan National Security Forces, 146 to international military forces, 41 to pro-government armed groups and 30 to multiple pro-government forces.
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The killing of civilians is not acceptable but considering the scale of that war, 305 by "pro-government forces" is not that high of a number.
Soldiers and police officers for Afghanistan are certainly being killed in high numbers.
