Afghan casualties rise as US pulls out
By HENG WEILI in New York |
China Daily Global |
Updated: 2021-07-27 10:27
An Afghan special force member attends a military operation against the Taliban fighters in Kandak Anayat village of Kunduz city, Afghanistan, July 23, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
Fighting in Afghanistan is taking a record toll on children and women, according to a report released Monday by the United Nations, as US and NATO troops continue their planned Aug 31 withdrawal from the country.
More children and women were killed and wounded in the mountainous Asian country in the first half of 2021 than in the first six months of any year since the UN began keeping track in 2009, the report said.