Months of fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan have killed nearly 500 Afghan civilians, UN says
- Cross-border fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan has killed nearly 500 civilians in Afghanistan and wounded over 1,000 others between October and the end of June, the United Nations said Tuesday.
- In a report on the human rights situation, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said it had documented 499 civilians killed and 1,216 wounded by the fighting between the neighbors that has defied international peace efforts.
- In one case, the report said, civilians trying to rescue others from the rubble of an airstrike were hit by a second one.
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- Cross-border fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan has killed nearly 500 civilians in Afghanistan and wounded over 1,000 others between October and the end of June, the United Nations said Tuesday.
- In a report on the human rights situation, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said it had documented 499 civilians killed and 1,216 wounded by the fighting between the neighbors that has defied international peace efforts.
- In one case, the report said, civilians trying to rescue others from the rubble of an airstrike were hit by a second one.
Sources: ABC News