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Urgent: Civilian casualties rises 22 pct in Afghanistan in 2014: UN

Xinhua, February 18, 2015 Adjust font size:

The conflict-related Afghan civilian casualties rose 22 percent in 2014, making it the deadliest year since 2009 when the UN mission in the conflict-ridden Afghanistan began tracking the death and injuries of civilians, an official of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said here Wednesday. Endite