Afghan civilian body-count up 17% as result of US occupation

‘It has emerged that the number of Afghan civilians killed during violence caused by US-led occupation has soared nearly 17%.
The report has noted that from January 1 to June 30, 2014, UNAMA documented 4,853 civilian casualties, up 24% over the same period in 2013.
“Improvised explosive devices used by Anti-Government Elements, the second leading cause of civilian casualties in 2014, were behind 1,463 civilian casualties, up seven per cent from 2013 and the highest number of civilian casualties from this tactic recorded in a six month period since 2009,” the report said.’

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