Kabul, Feb 25 (RHC)--The United Nations latest report on the impact of the armed conflict on civilians in Afghanistan affirms that more than 10,000 people lost their lives or suffered injuries during 2017 in that country.

According to the document, prepared by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the Office of the UNN High Commissioner for Human Rights, there were 10,453 civilian casualties – 3,438 killed and 7,015 injured.

During the launch of the annual report in Kabul, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto said the human cost of the war in Afghanistan – loss of life, destruction and immense suffering – is far too high.

The findings show that the majority of civilian casualties resulted from suicide attacks, improvised explosive device, ground engagements, targeted killings, explosive remnants of war and air strikes, conducted primarily by the United States.