LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) regional office in southern Helmand province said on Sunday civilian casualties have risen 12 percent as compared to 2014 in the province.
Mohammad Belal Sediqi, AIHRC head in Helmand, told journalists violence and insecurity had surged in the province this year, affecting mostly civilians.
He recalled last year 212 civilians had died and 586 others had been wounded, but this year in the first six months alone 128 civilians had lost their lives and 234 more wounded. This . . .
