LASHKARGHA (Pajhwok): The year 2017 saw violence killing 114 civilians and wounding 1,781 others, mostly children, in southern Helmand province, an official said Monday.
The civilians suffered casualties in landmine explosions and airstrikes, said Afifi Marouf, Independent Human Rights Commission (IHRC) head for Helmand said.
He told Pajhwok Afghan News heavy the dead included 76 men, 18 women and 20 children and the injured included 105 men, 216 women and 1,460 children.
“The figures might be higher because many people who suffer casualties . . .
