Most civilian deaths were are blamed on the insurgents, but 20% were caused by foreign troops Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Afghan deaths hit 'record levels'
Most civilian deaths were are blamed on the insurgents, but 20% were caused by foreign troops The number of civilians killed in Afghanistan hit record levels last year, according to a report from the Afghan Rights Group.
Some 2,421 civilians were killed, most at the hands of insurgents, according to the Kabul-based group.
Foreign troops were to blame for about a fifth of all deaths, the report says.
Preliminary figures released by the UN last year showed the conflict in Afghanistan had led to a total of 2,412 civilian fatalities and 3,803 injuries.
As many as seven civilians were killed every day in Afghanistan last year, a record in the nine-year-old war, according to the Afghan Rights Group.
Insurgents - the Taliban, Haqqani group, and others - are to blame for about 60% of the deaths, it said.
When attacks are launched on government or international forces, Afghans are often caught in the cross fire.
About a fifth of civilian deaths are blamed on international forces - the number has fallen slightly on the previous year.
There has been a dramatic increase in assassinations carried out by insurgents - 400 in 2010, compared to 230 the year before.
Government employees, politicians and tribal elders have all been targeted.
And the prospects for this year are not good.
Most officials are expecting at least same level of violence, if not more.
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Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-12332049
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