At least 361 civilians were killed and wounded in violent incidents last week, while most of the country’s provinces fell to the Taliban and now only Kabul, Panjsher and Nuristan are under government control. Taliban captured all the…
At least 28 civilians were killed and wounded in the ongoing fight in southern Kandahar province in the last 24 hours, officials said Saturday. Charkhak area in the third police district, Sarpuza in the seventh police district…
At least three civilians including a woman and a child were killed and five others wounded when a mortar shell hit a house in Dand Ghori area on the outskirts of Pul-i-Khumri, capital of northern Baghlan province on…
The Civilian Protection Working Group (CPWG) on Monday expressed concern over the surge in violence across the country, particularly in western Herat province where 22 civilians killed and 115 others wounded in 50 days. Malang Borani, head…
The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Tuesday said that 519 civilians suffered casualties during the holy month of Ramadan. A statement from AIHRC received by Pajhwok Afghan News said that the commission had recorded 130 security…
The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) chapter in southern Kandahar province says most or 33 percent of all civilian casualties caused by the ongoing war happened in the southern region of the country. Sultan Mohammad Aail,…
The Civilian Protection Working Group (CPWG) on Sunday expressed concern over increasing civilian casualties in the conflict in western Herat province, saying thousands of families would be forced to leave their homes if the situation did not…
KABUL Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Monday confirmed civilian casualties in airstrikes in Badghis and Farah provinces, asking security and judiciary organs for a comprehensive investigation into the attacks and compensation to the victims’ families. A statement from AIHRC…
Five businesspeople, travelling to a port in western Farah province, have been killed in an airstrike, officials said Sunday. Local officials said the businessmen, residents of Farah City, were killed while travelling to the Abu Nasr Farahi…
US forces have apologised for an airstrike that killed five members of a family in northeastern Kunduz province. The airstrike was carried out in Dasht-i-Archi district on January 30. The victims belonged to the Mamakhel area of…
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Thursday said claims of civilian casualties as a result of an airstrike in Shindand district of western Herat province would be investigated. A statement from MoD received by Pajhwok Afghan News said…
National Security Council (NSC) on Thursday said President Ashraf Ghani has ordered an investigation about civilian casualties caused during an operation in Zurmat district of southeastern Paktia province. On the second day of Eid ul Adha, on August…
KABUL. In a report on Tuesday, UNAMA said more civilians were killed by Afghan and foreign forces than by Taliban and other militants over the last six months. At least 403 civilians were killed by Afghan forces and another 314…
KABUL Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Thursday demanded ceasefire between the warring parties without any conditions for what it called prevention of innocent lives of Afghan people and end to the conflicts in the country. AIHRC head Sema Samar,…
KABUL Zalmay Khalilzad on Thursday said they were distressed by reports of civilian casualties in the war-torn country. In a series of tweets, Khalilzad said each casualty was an unnecessary victim of a war that has gone too long. “Sons…
Averse to night raids and operations that cause civilian casualties, analysts say such actions are intolerable as they increase the gap between the people and the government. Casualty figures provided to Pajhwok Afghan News by locals show that…
Three civilians and as many Taliban) forces in Khogyani district of eastern Nangarhar province, officials said Monday. Local officials said the operation was launched by a special unit of the NDS known as 02 Unit on Sunday night.…
At least six civilians have been killed in an Afghan forces airstrike in central Logar province, while the government officials claim those killed were militants. Logar provincial council deputy head, Abdul Wali Wakil, told Pajhwok Afghan News that…
Four civilians were injured during a clash while a fuel tanker was torched and another fuel tanker was seized by Taliban militants on Mazar-Shebrghan highway, officials said on Tuesday. Deputy police chief of northern Balkh province, Abdul Razaq…
KABUL are the focus of an ongoing investigation. The death of a boy and the wounding of his brother during a helicopter assault, the killing of a man and his son during a raid and the death of a businessman…
The residents of Khewa district in eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday protested against the killing of a civilian by Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel. The protesting residents brought along the coffin of the slain person and placed it…
