Civilian Casualty Numbers in Afghanistan Rise Again, UN Reports

by Gary Kopycinski on February 5, 2012

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GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–4 February 2012. The number of civilian casualties resulting from the conflict in Afghanistan has risen for a fifth consecutive year, the United Nations reported today, blaming a change in tactics by the Taliban and other anti-Government forces for the higher death toll.