KABUL (SW): The ragging conflict in Afghanistan inflicted over 60,000 casualties from 2009 till 2017, the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) noted on Wednesday.
The latest report by the AIHRC has revealed that 23103 people lost lives while 40974 got wounded in different incidents of violence during this period. Among the casualties included 4779 women and 11465 children. The armed rebels have been blamed for the 69.8 per cent of casualties while 10.7 per cent responsibility has been placed on the Afghan and and the Nato forces.
Dr. Sema Samar, chairperson of the AIHRC, said while sharing findings of the ‘National Inquiry Protection of the Rights of Victims of Armed Conflict and Terrorism’ that the increasing civilian casualties are a serious crisis at the national level. She added that the lack of compensation mechanism and a comprehensive support program for victims of conflict-related violence, is a major human rights challenge
The report is based on views of 3129 people in 30 different provinces of the country. A large number of respondents said they were not satisfied with the compensation and support provided to them by the government.
Complete reports:
http://www.aihrc.org.af/home/research_report/7393
http://www.aihrc.org.af/home/research_report/7398
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