KABUL (Pajhwok): The Civilian Protection Advocacy Group (CPAG) on Tuesday said 125 people were killed and another 147 injured in conflict related violence last month in 14 provinces of the country.
Among the injured and dead persons, 28 were children and 13 women, the group said in its report.
Although there was a decline in civilian casualties last month compared to the previous months but some heart-touching incidents took place during night raids such as the killing of eight members of a family including women and children in the Narkh district of MaidanWardak province.
In March, 484 people suffered casualties (184 killed and 300 injured).
In April, most of the casualties took place in Nangarhar where 52 civilians were killed and 43 others injured.
After Nangarhar, most casualties happened in Ghazni province where 18 civilians were killed and 15 others injured. Southern Kandahar province stood third in terms of civilian casualties, where 15 civilians got killed and 13 others injured.
Most of the casualties happened as a result of Afghan security forces night raids, in which 72 civilians were killed and 15 others injured.
Fourteen persons were killed and four others injured in targeted attacks. Fifteen persons were killed and 49 others injured in landmine blasts, while 13 people lost their lives and 44 others sustained wounds in bomb blasts.
On the other hand, around 300 families were displaced as a result of Taliban and Daesh fighting in the Khogyani district of Nangarhar.
The CPAG in its report said it was disappointed over continuation of ongoing conflict in the country and asked the conflicting parties to pay attention to the lives of civilians.
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