Months of fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan have killed nearly 500 Afghan civilians, UN says
The UN said the dead included 499 civilians and 1,216 wounded as Pakistan and Afghanistan traded strikes over militant accusations.
- On Tuesday, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan reported that cross-border fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan killed 499 civilians and wounded 1,216 others between October and June.
- Pakistan's Foreign Ministry claims the Taliban government harbors militants, specifically the Pakistani Taliban, and stated military strikes were directed exclusively at terrorist hideouts inside Afghanistan.
- A June 28 airstrike in Paktia killed 22 people, including five children attempting to rescue others; Amnesty International called for an investigation as a possible war crime.
- The report detailed a crackdown in Herat where the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice arrested at least 30 women for alleged dress code violations.
- Fiona Frazer, director of human rights at UNAMA, stated that attacks against medical personnel and humanitarian workers are strictly prohibited under international humanitarian law protections.
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(Jakarta=Yonhap News) Correspondent Son Hyun-kyu = Nearly 500 Afghan civilians have died as a result of the armed conflict with Pakistan that has continued for over eight months since last October...
Nearly 500 Afghan civilians killed in Pakistan conflict
Cross-border fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan has killed nearly 500 civilians in Afghanistan and wounded more than 1,000 others from October last year to the end of June this year, the UN said yesterday.In a report on the human rights situation, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNA
UN says Pakistan-Afghanistan clashes killed 499 civilians in Afghanistan
UNAMA said cross-border fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan killed 499 civilians in Afghanistan and wounded 1,216. The findings deepen concern over escalating hostilities, curbs on women and rules enabling child marriage.
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UN says nearly 500 Afghan civilians have been killed in Pakistan-Afghanistan fighting since October
The United Nations reports that cross-border fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan has killed nearly 500 civilians in Afghanistan and wounded over 1,000 others between October and June.
Months of fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan have killed nearly 500 Afghan civilians, UN says
The United Nations reports that cross-border fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan has killed nearly 500 civilians in Afghanistan and wounded over 1,000 others between October and June
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