On Thursday, the UN mission said more civilians were killed in July than in any previous one-month period since it started keeping statistics.
For the first time this year, the report said, insurgents were responsible for more casualties than US and pro-government forces.
The report said 2,563 civilians were killed and 5,676 wounded in the first nine months of this year. Insurgents were blamed for 62 percent of the casualties.
In reaction, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said . . .
