UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)
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May- 2019 -23 May
Afghanistan airstrikes kill 14 civilians in 3 days, UNAMA says
Two airstrikes have killed 14 civilians in Afghanistan in recent days, the UN said as the US intensifies its air war across the country
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Apr- 2019 -24 April
Pro-government forces kill more Afghanistan civilians than insurgents, UN finds
The number of Afghanistan civilians killed and wounded at the hands of pro-government forces increased in the first three months of the year even as civilian casualties fell
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Mar- 2019 -25 March
Afghanistan: Airstrike kills 10 children in Kunduz, UN says
At least 13 civilians, including 10 children, were killed in an airstrike by "international forces" in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, the UN said
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Jan- 2019 -25 January
Afghanistan investigates reports of 16 civilians killed in Helmand airstrike
Afghanistan is investigating reports that at least 16 civilians including women and children were killed in an airstrike in southern Helmand province
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Nov- 2018 -30 November
US airstrike in southern Afghanistan killed 23 civilians, UN finds
At least 23 civilians, including women and children, were killed by a US airstrike in southern Afghanistan, according to an UN investigation
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Oct- 2018 -10 October
Afghanistan civilian casualties from airstrikes rise 39 percent, UN says
The number of Afghans killed or wounded by air strikes rose 39 percent in the first nine months of 2018, the United Nations said, as the overall number of civilian casualties remained at "extreme levels"
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7 October
Afghanistan civilian casualties from suicide bomb attacks surge by 46 percent
The number of Afghans killed or wounded in suicide attacks soared 46 percent in the first nine months of 2018, as militants increasingly target civilians, the United Nations said
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Sep- 2018 -26 September
Airstrike in Afghanistan’s Wardak killed 12 women and children, UN initial probe finds
An airstrike appears to have killed 12 members of an Afghan family, the UN said, as US and Afghan forces ramp up aerial bombardments against militants
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25 September
UN investigates ‘credible’ reported Afghanistan airstrike that killed 9 from a single family
The UN said it was investigating reports that 9 family members had been killed in an airstrike in Afghanistan, but US Forces denied the victims were civilians
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May- 2018 -29 May
Afghan special forces kill at least 9 civilians in Nangarhar night raid
Afghan special forces have killed at least nine civilians in an operation in the eastern province of Nangarhar late on Monday, May 28
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