Afghanistan civilian casualties highest ever

The UN says civilian casualties in Afghanistan in 2016 hit their highest ever recorded level, with nearly 11,500 non-combatants killed or wounded Π one third of them children

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CIVILIAN DEATHS AND INJURIES, 2016

Total deaths and injuries

Child deaths and injuries

12 (000s)
10
8
6
4
2
0

2009 10 11 12 13 14 15 2016

5,969 730

7,162 1,177

7,842 1,361

7,590 1,313

8,638 1,764

10,535 2,476

11,034 2,840

11,418 3,512

Children have been killed, blinded, crippled Π or inadvertently caused the death of their friends Π while playing with unexploded ordnance

UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

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2016 REPORT

Published Feb 6, 2017

United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), which began documenting civilian casualties in 2009, reports 3,498 killed and 7,920 injured in 2016 (up 3% over 2015, underscoring growing insecurity)

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CIVILIAN DEATHS AND INJURIES BY EXPLOSIVE REMNANTS OF WAR, 2016
 
Men 13% Women 3%

Children 84% (disproportionate increase of 24% in one year)

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Sources: UNAMA, wire agencies 

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